Tiiu Kitsik

Tiiu Kitsik (1981) is a visual artist, illustrator, and children’s author. She graduated from Tallinn University in advertising and media and has worked in advertising. Kitsik co-founded the Estonian crowdfunding platform Hooandja, where she has worked for several years. She has written seven children’s books and contributed to the children’s magazines Hea Laps, Täheke, and Mesimumm. She lives and works as a freelance artist in Berlin.

Profile picture: private collection

Bibliography

Treasure Hunt

2025

Brothers

2025

Striped and Swirly

2025

Getting Dressed

2025

Muri's Trouble

2024

The Best Sandcastle in the World

2024

Our Road

2024

We're Moving Away

2024

Feet

2023

Emil, Sass and the Painted Stone Bugs

2022

The Crocodile’s Tail

2019

Translations

Paolo, Emilio e i sassi-insetto

2025

Twee filosoofjes over poten en benen

2025

Awards

2025
The White Ravens (Tiiu Kitsik. We're Moving Away)


2024
Good Children’s Book (Tiiu Kitsik. Our Road)
Good Children’s Book (Tiina Laanem. The Best Sandcastle in the World)

2023
5 Best Designed Estonian Children’s Books, Special prize of the Estonian Graphic Designers’ Union (Tiiu Kitsik. Feet)

2022
5 Best Designed Estonian Children’s Books, Certificate of Merit (Emil, Sass and the Painted Stone Bugs)

2019
First place in the II Salon international illustration competition

 

 

 

Exhibitions

2025
Estonian illustration exhibition “Hello! Tere!”, Bologna International Children’s Book Fair, Italy
'Illustration 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

2024
TIT 2023 and TIT 2020 Estonian illustrators, Płock Art Gallery, Poland

2023
VII Tallinn Illustrations Triennial (TIT 2023), Estonian Museum of Architecture

Contact info

tiiu[at]tiiukitsik.com

www.tiiukitsik.com