Awards
2021Edgar Valter Illustration Award
The White Raven (Anti Saar.
Anni's Things)
5 Best Designed Estonian Children’s Books, Certificate of Merit (Helena Koch.
The Potato's Kingdom)Good Children's Book (Helena Koch.
The Potato's Kingdom)
2020Good Children's Book (Anti Saar.
Anni's Things)
201725 Best Designed Estonian Books, Certificate of Merit (Kadri Hinrikus.
Catherine and the Peas)
5 Best Designed Estonian Children’s Books, Certificate of Merit (Joel Sang.
Come Visit Yesterday)
Good Children’s book (Kadri Hinrikus.
Catherine and the Peas)
2016Good Children’s book (Triinu Laan.
The Old Broken Cat)
201525 Best Designed Estonian Books, 2 Certificates of Merit (Andrus Kivirähk.
Oskar and the Things; Péter Dóka. The Violet Princess)
5 Best Designed Estonian Children’s Books, Special prize for perfect harmony of form and content (Andrus Kivirähk.
Oskar and the Things)
Good Children’s book (Andrus Kivirähk.
Oskar and the Things)
20145 Best Designed Estonian Children’s Books, Certificate of Merit (Marina Moskvina.
What Happened to the Crocodile?)
Good Children’s Book (Marina Moskvina.
What Happened to the Crocodile?)
201325 Best Designed Estonian Books, Certificate of Merit (design – Reeli Reinaus.
Practical Magic)
Good Children’s Book (Andrus Kivirähk.
A Frog Kiss)
The Knee-High Book Competition, Honourable Mention for illustrations (
In the Land of Bubbles)
20085 Best Designed Estonian Children’s Books, Special prize for a new and promising illustrator and designer (Ülo Pikkov.
Moon and Stars)
200625 Best Designed Estonian Books, Certificate of Merit (design – David Lodge.
Nice Work)
200525 Best Designed Estonian Books, Certificate of Merit (design – Silvia Rannamaa.
For You, Mum)
Exhibitions
Since 2005, Anne Pikkov has taken part in exhibitions in Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Slovakial, the United Kingdom and Komi Republic.
2021Tallinn Illustrations Triennial TIT 2020, Moscow, Krasnoarmeysk, Russia
Biennial of Illustration Bratislava (BIB 2021), Slovakia
TIT 2020 & "Leafing Through Estonian Children's Books IV", Mytishchi, Russia
Exhibition “Fables for Robots”, Estonian Children’s Literature Centre, Tallinn; Haapsalu, Estonia; Central Library of Lääne County, Haapsalu; Gdansk, Poland
Spring exhibition of Estonian illustrators, Tapa Public Library
Exhibition of Estonian artists "Christmas Tale", Syktyvkar, Komi Republic
2020
Tallinn Illustrations Triennial (TIT), Estonia
Midsummer spring exhibition of Estonian illustrators, Estonian Children's Literature Centre
"Picture World of Tales and Fairy Tales", Central Library of Lääne County
2015–2020
International illustration exhibition, “It’s Always Tea-Time”, Estonian Children’s Literature Centre, Tallinn; Riga, Latvia; Uusikaupunki, Finland; Gdansk, Wrocław, Toruń, Elbląg, Poland; Berlin, Germany; Szczecin, Płock, Poland; Budapest, Hungary; Oxford, the United Kingdom; Moscow, Krasnoarmeysk, Mytishchi, Vyborg, St. Petesburg, Russia; Kondas Centre, Viljandi
2015–2020
Exhibition of Estonian Illustrators, “Once Upon a Time...” (Grimm’s Fairy Tales), Aosta, Anagni, Lagonegro, Bernalda-Metaponto, Corato, Matera, Roma, Lacco Ameno, Irsina, Siracusa, Sassari, Roma, Bologna, Italy; Estonian Children’s Literature Centre, Tallinn; Minsk, Belarus; Kraków, Łomża, Białystok, Szczecin, Płock, Warszaw, Elbląg, Gdańsk, Opole, Poland; Tapa, Estonia; Budapest, Hungary
2016
Spring exhibition of Estonian illustrators, Estonian Children’s Literature Centre
2015–2016
Travelling exhibition, “Made with the Heart. Estonian Children’s Book Illustration”, Moscow, Krasnoarmeysk, Cheboksary, Russia
2015
Exhibition of the Works of Children’s Books Illustrators, “Baltic Illustration”, Vilnius, Lithuania
2014
Solo exhibition, NUKU Theatre, Tallinn, Estonia
1st Riga Picture Book Quadrennial, “Picture Story”, Latvia
2014–2017
"Tallinn Illustrations Triennial 2013. Estonian Illustrators”, Estonia, Poland
2013–2015
Exhibition by Estonian and Hungarian Illustrators, “Crisscross Stories”, Estonia, Hungary, the United Kingdom
2013
Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB), Slovakia
Tallinn Illustrations Triennial (TIT), Estonia
Travelling exhibition of Estonian illustration, “Etelästä tuulee – Lõunatuul puhub” (The South Wind Blows), Finland
2010–2011
Travelling Exhibition of Estonian Book Illustration, Russia, Finland
2009
Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB), Slovakia
Spring Exhibition of Estonian Illustrators, Estonian Children’s Literature Centre, Tallinn
2008
Two-person exhibition with Ülo Pikkov, Estonian Children’s Literature Centre, Tallinn
2006
Tallinn Illustrations Triennial (TIT), Estonia
Anne Pikkov (1974) is an illustrator, graphic designer, and book designer. She graduated in graphic design from the Estonian Academy of Arts. She has worked at an advertising agency, and as a visiting professor and the Vice Rector of Academic Affairs at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Pikkov has illustrated 14 children's books and contributed to the Estonian magazines Täheke, Pere ja Kodu and Jamie. She has received many awards at annual Estonian book design and illustration competitions. Her art is ornamental, laconic, spiced with humour, and evocatively expressive.
