Awards
2025
Republic of Estonia Order of the White Star, IV Class
Bologna BRAW „Amazing Bookshelf” (
A Little Bit Big)
The White Raven (Kairi Look.
A Little Bit Big)2024
The most beautiful Estonian book in the Baltics, Haapsalu Graphic Design Festival (
A Little Bit Big)nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
25 Best Designed Estonian Books, Certificate of Merit (Kairi Look.
A Little Bit Big)
5 Best Designed Estonian Children’s Books, Certificate of Merit (Triinu Laan.
The Boy and the Papa)
Good Children’s Book (Kairi Look
. A Little Bit Big)
Good Children’s Book (Triinu Laan.
The Boy and the Papa)
202225 Best Designed Estonian Books, Certificate of Merit (Viiu-Marie Fürstenberg.
Brothers and Liise)
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)
Raisin of the Year Award (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.
2025Illustration exhibition “City of Stories”, Bologna Palazzo d’Accursio, Italy; Estonian National Museum, Estonia
Exhibition of Estonian illustrators "A Sound Mind in a Sound Body”, Estonian Children’s Literature Centre, Tallinn
2024Exhibition of Estonian and Spanish illustrators "Reflections", Estonian Children’s Literature Centre
International illustration exhibition “Magical Forest”, Estonian Children's Literature Center; Jõhvi Art School Gallery
TIT 2023 and TIT 2020 Estonian illustrators, Płock Art Gallery, Poland
Exhibition of Estonian illustrators "Tell Me a Fairy Tale!", Estonian Children’s Literature Centre
2023
Biennial of Illustration Bratislava (BIB 2023)
Solo exhibition "Picture Line", Tapa Public Library, Saare County Central Library
Illustration exhibition of pictures for the book A. Kivirähk "Oskar and things",
Ilon's Wonderland
2022
Tallinn Illustration Triennial TIT 2020, Centrum Kultury Dworek Białoprądnicki , Poland
Solo exhibition "Picture Line", Estonian Children's Literature Centre
Exhibition of Estonian artists "It's Christmas time again", Estonian Children's Literature Centre
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 (b. 1974) is an Estonian children's book illustrator and graphic designer. She has illustrated and designed books, posters, and graphic identities, and contributed to various magazines.
