Awards
2023
5 Best Designed Estonian Children’s Books, Certificate of Merit (Tarmo Vaarmets. Trouble with Tantrum)
2016Good Children’s Book (Püttsepp, Juhani.
Black Birds)
20095 Best-Designed Estonian Children’s Books, special prize of the Estonian Children’s Literature Centre (
The Golden Book of Estonian Fairy Tales)
Autumn: Good Children’s Book (Mare Müürsepp. „Viis vaba kutsikat”)
20085 Best-Designed Estonian Children’s Books, special prize of the Estonian Children’s Literature Centre(F. R. Kreutzwald.
Lopi and Lapi)
20075 Best-Designed Estonian Children’s Books, special diploma for The Most Child Friendly book (J. Vaiksoo.
Uncle Heino Got Lost)2005The Best European Learning Materials Awards(EEPG), 3rd place (
Aabits)
Exhibitions
2025
Estonian illustration exhibition “Hello! Tere!”, Bologna International Children’s Book Fair, Italy
Exhibition of Estonian illustrators "A Sound Mind in a Sound Body”, Estonian Children’s Literature Centre
2024
Exhibition of Estonian and Spanish illustrators "Reflections", Estonian Children’s Literature Centre
International exhibition of illustration "Magical Forest", Estonian Children’s Literature Centre; Jõhvi Art School Gallery
TIT 2023 and TIT 2020 Estonian illustrators, Płock Art Gallery, Poland
Exhibition of Estonian illustrators "Capturing Wonder with Pictures", Kärdla Culture Centre
2023
VII Tallinn Illustrations Triennial (TIT 2023), Estonian Museum of Architecture
Exhibition of Estonian illustrators "Fresh Book Pictures", Estonian Children’s Literature Centre, Tapa Library, Kärdla Library
2022International exhibition of illustration "Fox Spirit. Fox Charm", Estonian Children's Literature Centre, Estonian National Museum, Latvian National Library
Exhibition of Baltic illustrators "Running with Wolves. Werewolf", Italy and Latvia
Exhibition of Estonian illustrators "It's Christmas time", Estonian Children’s Literature Centre
2021
Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB), Slovakia
Exhibition of Baltic illustrators "Running with Wolves. Werewolf", Napoli, Rome, Frigento, Italy
Exhibition of Estonian illustrators "Fox Spirit. Fox Charm", Estonian Children's Literature Centre, Central Library of Lääne County, Haapsalu, Estonia
2017Tallinn Illustrations Triennial (TIT), Estonia
Kadri Ilves (1977) is an illustrator. She graduated from the University of Tartu with a degree in painting in 2002 and has worked as a freelance artist since then. Ilves has illustrated more than 40 books and textbooks, including over 20 for the Swedish publisher Bonnier Carlsen. She regularly contributes to the Estonian children’s magazines Täheke and Mesimumm, and has been awarded for her works in the 5 Best-Designed Estonian Children’s Books competition.
