Awards
2023
5 Best Designed Estonian Childrenâs Books, Certificate of Merit (Leelo Tungal.
What Children Like)
201625 Best Designed Estonian Books, Certificate of Merit (Anti Saar.
Storybook)
5 Best Designed Estonian Childrenâs Books, Certificate of Merit (Anti Saar.
Storybook)
201125 Best Designed Estonian Books, Certificate of Merit (Mihkel Ulman.
The Tale of a Prince Who Lost His Face)
5 Best Designed Estonian Childrenâs Books, 2 Certificates of Merit (Edgar Valter.
Tall Tales of Traphead, JĂŒri Mildeberg.
Putkamissu)
2010Raisin of the Year Award (Aino Pervik.
In an Odd Little Town)
20095 Best Designed Estonian Childrenâs Books, Special prize of the Estonian Childrenâs Literature Centre (
The Golden Book of Estonian Fairy Tales)
2008IBBY Honour List (
Hush-a-By Baby! Bedtime Stories by Estonian Fathers)
Raisin of the Year Award (
Once Upon a TimeâŠ)
5 Best Designed Estonian Childrenâs Books, Special prize of Estonian Graphic Designersâ Union (
Once Upon a TimeâŠ), Special prize of The Estonian Childrenâs Literature Centre (F. R. Kreutzwald.
Lopi and Lapi)
200725 Best Designed Estonian Books, Certificate of Merit (August Jakobson.
Estonian Fairy Tales)
2006
25 Best Designed Estonian Books, 2 Certificates of Merit (Mihkel Ulman.
Puppet Theater, The Big Book of Fable)
5 Best Designed Estonian Childrenâs Books, 2 Certificates of Merit (Mihkel Ulman.
Puppet Theater, Grigori Oster. Bad Advice)
2005
25 Best Designed Estonian Books, Certificate of Merit (
Hush-a-By Baby! Bedtime Stories by Estonian Fathers)
2005 5 Best Designed Estonian Childrenâs Books, Certificate of Merit (
Hush-a-By Baby! Bedtime Stories by Estonian Fathers)
Raisin of the Year Award (
Hush-a-By Baby! Bedtime Stories by Estonian Fathers)
2003
Tallinn Illustrations Triennial (TIT), Diploma
Tallinn Illustrations Triennial (TIT), Estonian Childrenâs Literature Centre prize for best original illustration by an Estonian artist
1999
25 Best Designed Estonian Books, Certificate of Merit (Teppo Vuoristo.
HempaâKorkeasaari gorilla)
5 Best Designed Estonian Childrenâs Books, Certificate of Merit (Teppo Vuoristo.
HempaâKorkeasaari gorilla)
Exhibitions
Mildebergâs works have been displayed in a multitude of exhibitions around the world. To date, he has had 47 solo exhibitions in countries including Estonia, Finland, Sweden, the Netherlands, the United States, Japan, and France.
Selected exhibitions:
2024
Exhibition of Estonian and Spanish illustrators âReflectionsâ, Estonian Childrenâs Literature Centre
Exhibition of Estonian illustrators "Capturing Wonder with Pictures", KĂ€rdla Culture Centre
2023
VII Tallinn Illustrations Triennial (TIT 2023), Estonian Museum of Architecture
International exhibition of illustration "Fox Spirit. Fox Charm", NadbaĆtyckie Centrum Kultury, Poland
2022
International exhibition of illustration "Fox Spirit. Fox Charm", Estonian Children's Literature Centre, Estonian National Museum, Latvian National Library
Tallinn Illustration Triennial TIT 2020, Centrum Kultury Dworek BiaĆoprÄ
dnicki , Poland
Exhibition of Baltic illustrators "Running with Wolves. Werewolf", Italy and Latvia
Group exhibition of Estonian artists âSecret Lives IIIâ, The Estonian National Museum
2021Exhibition of Baltic illustrators "Running with Wolves. Werewolf", Napoli, Rome, Frigento, Italy
Exhibition of Estonian illustrators "Secret Lives III", Szczecin, Gdansk, Poland; Kondas Centre, Viljandi; Estonian National Museum, Tartu
Tallinn Illustrations Triennial TIT 2020, Moscow, Krasnoarmeysk, Russia
"Leafing Through Estonian Children's Books IV", Moscow
TIT 2020 & "Leafing Through Estonian Children's Books IV", Mytishchi, Russia
Exhibition of Estonian illustrators "Fox Spirit. Fox Charm", Estonian Children's Literature Centre, Tallinn; Central Library of LÀÀne County, Haapsalu
Children's Books' Illustrations from Estonian artists, Kehra
Exhibition of Estonian illustrators "From the Mountains to the Sea", Haapsalu
"Leafing Through Estonian Children's Books V", Pskov, Russia
Solo exhibition "Rehepapp" (November), Haus-Gallery, Tallinn
Joint exhibition with Viive Noor, Piret Pusa Bergmann, Aleksei Kornilov, Lido, Vytebsk, Minsk, Belarus
Participation in international art project "Museum of Supernatural History", St. Petersburg
Participation in the 12th international doll exhibition "The Art of the Doll", Moscow
2020Tallinn Illustration Triennial (TIT), Estonia
Group exhibition of Estonian artists âSecret Lives IIIâ, Warsaw, PĆock, KrakĂłw, Poland
Group exhibition of Estonian illustrators âLeafing Through Estonian Childrenâs Books IIIâ, Moscow, Russia
International illustrations exhibition "It's Always Tea-Time", Vyborg, St. Petersburg, Russia; Viljandi
Exhibition of Estonian illustrators "Once Upon a Time" (Grimm's Fairy Tales), Tapa Public Library; Gallery DeĂĄk17, Budapest, Hungary
Exhibition of Estonian illustrators âFrom the Mountains to the Seaâ, Central Library of Saare County, Kuressaare
Solo exhibition "Rehepapp" (November), Haus-Gallery, Tallinn
Joint exhibition with Viive Noor, Aleksei Kornilov, Piret Bergmann (Pusa), Minsk, Grodno, OrĆĄa, Belarus
2019Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB), Slovakia
Exhibition of Estonian illustrators âFrom the Mountains to the Seaâ, KrakĂłw, Rabka-ZdrĂłj,
ElblÄ
g, Poland
International illustrations exhibition "It's Always Tea-Time", Moscow, Krasnoarmeysk, Mytishchi, Russia
Exhibition of Estonian illustrators "Once Upon a Time" (Grimm's Fairy Tales), Gdansk, Opole, Poland; Tapa Public Library
Joint exhibition with Piret Mildeberg "Mythomania", Kolga Manor Gallery
International art projects with Studio 14: "Running with Wolves", Hiiumaa Museum; "Factory of Dreams. Anthropology in mixed media", Berlin; "Room of Fears", St. Petersburg; exhibition project "5 emotions", St. Petersburg; international art festival, Latvian Railway Museum, Riga
2018â2020Exhibition of Baltic illustrators âRunning with Wolvesâ, London, the United
Kingdom; Estonian Childrenâs Literature Centre (âWolf Runâ), Tallinn; GdaĆsk, WrocĆaw,
BiaĆystok, Warsaw, PĆock, Szczecin, Poland; Pordenone, Italy; Vilnius, Lithuania
2018â2019Exhibition of Estonian illustrators âRunning with Wolvesâ, Estonian Childrenâs
Literature Centre, Tallinn; selected works, Pskov, St. Petersburg, Russia
2017Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB), Slovakia
2016Spring exhibition of Estonian illustrators, Estonian Childrenâs Literature Centre
Exhibiton of Estonian illustrators âNeighbours Who Love Readingâ, Pskov City Library, Russia
2016â2018
Group exhibition of Estonian artists âSecret Lives Iâ, hotel Sofitel in Strasbourg, Embassy of Estonia in Paris, France
2015â2020
International illustration exhibition, âItâs Always Tea-Timeâ, Estonian Childrenâs Literature Centre, Tallinn; Riga, Latvia; Uusikaupunki, Finland; Gdansk, WrocĆaw, ToruĆ, ElblÄ
g, Poland; Berlin, Germany; Szczecin, PĆock, Poland; Budapest, Hungary; Oxford, the United Kingdom; Moscow, Krasnoarmeysk, Mytishchi, Vyborg, St. Petesburg, Russia
2015â2019Exhibition of Estonian Illustrators, âOnce Upon a Time...â (Grimmâs Fairy Tales),
Aosta, Anagni, Lagonegro, Bernalda-Metaponto, Corato, Matera, Roma, Lacco Ameno,
Irsina, Siracusa, Sassari, Roma, Bologna, Italy; Estonian Childrenâs Literature Centre,
Tallinn; Minsk, Belarus; KrakĂłw, ĆomĆŒa, BiaĆystok, Szczecin, PĆock, Warszaw, ElblÄ
g,
GdaĆsk, Opole, Poland
2014â2017
âTallinn Illustration Triennial 2013. Estonian Illustratorsâ, Estonia, Poland
2013â2015
Exhibition by Estonian and Hungarian Illustrators, âCrisscross Storiesâ, Estonia, Hungary, the United Kingdom
2013Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB), Slovakia
Tallinn Illustrations Triennial (TIT), Estonia
Travelling exhibition of Estonian illustration, âEtelĂ€stĂ€ tuulee â LĂ”unatuul puhubâ (The South Wind Blows), Finland
2012â2013Exhibition by Estonian illustrators, âOld Fairy Talesâ (Brothers Grimm), Estonia, Russia
2012Group exhibition âFour Is Better than Threeâ, Estonia, Finland
2011â2018
Exhibition of artists from the Baltic Sea countries, âSea Fairy Talesâ, Estonia, Finland, Russia, Poland, Germany, Denmark, Estonia
2010â2011
Travelling Exhibition of Estonian Book Illustration, Russia, Finland
JĂŒri Mildeberg (1965) is an illustrator, painter, and graphic artist. He has illustrated over a dozen childrenâs books and has collaborated with several magazines. Mildeberg painted the shutters in the Estonian Childrenâs Literature Centre in 2008, and has worked on video clips for Estonian Public Broadcasting. His works have been described as warm, kind, humorous, and riddled with mystery. At the same time, his style is also powerful and expressive. The artist has created his own mythical artistic world ruled by limitless fantasy. Mildebergâs works can be found in the art collections of the National Library of Estonia and the Estonian Childrenâs Literature Centre, as well as in private collections around the world. Every year, his solo exhibitions travel to far-flung places ranging from Finland to Japan. Mildeberg is on the directorsâ board of the Estonian Graphic Designersâ Association, a member of the Estonian Section of IBBY, and a member of the Estonian Artists' Association.
