Tuulike Kivestu is an illustrator and graphic designer based in Tallinn, Estonia. She has worked on a variety of projects, among which are illustrations for children's books, newspapers, children's magazines and various graphic design projects. With her illustrations she loves to tell stories to children. She is member of the Estonian Graphic Designers Association.

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If you are interested in commissioning or would like to collaborate, feel free to get in touch and send an email at tuulike.kivestu@gmail.com.

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Awards:

• 5 Best Designed Estonian Children’s Books 2023, Special prize of the Estonian Graphic Designers’ Union (Margus Haav. The Wolf Mother's Secret Recipe)

• Good Children's Book 2023 (Margus Haav. The Wolf Mother's Secret Recipe)

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Selected exhibitions:

Solo exhibitions​

• 2022-2023 Then, when sometimes..., Libraries in Järva County, EE

• 2022 Searching for silence, Physicum Art Gallery, Tartu, EE

• 2020 My dear Italians, Barlova, Tartu, EE

• 2020 Our people, Noorus Gallery, Tartu, EE

• 2017  That moment when you have l'amour and heaven in Viljandi, Cafe Fellin, Viljandi, EE

• 2016   There is nothing you couldn't express through rabbits..., Wine Club Mulks, Viljandi, EE

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Group exhibitions

• 2024 Magical Forest, Estonian Children's Literature Centre, Tallinn, EE

• 2024 Studio Kura, Itoshima, Japan 

• 2024 Artisti ovunque, Palazzo da Mula, Venice, Italy

• 2024 Piltidega imet tabamas, Kärdla kultuurikeskus

• 2023 The 7th Tallinn Illustration Triennal "The Power of Pictures", Estonian Museum od Archidecture

• 2023 Värsked raamatupildid, Estonian Children's Literature Centre, Tallinn, EE (Estonian illustrators exhibition)

• 2022 Jälle käes on jõuluaeg, Estonian Children's Literature Centre, Tallinn, EE (Estonian illustrators exhibition)

• 2021 Christmas Tale, Centre of Cultural Initiatives "Ugor", Komi

• 2021 Lung Trees, Terza Biennale dei Licei Artistici, Rome, Italy

• 2021 Libarebane. Rebase võlu, The Estonian Children’s Literature Centre, Tallinn, EE (Estonian illustrators exhibition)

• 2020 Kesksuvine kevadnäitus, The Estonian Children’s Literature Centre, Tallinn, EE (Estonian illustrators exhibition)

• 2019 Two others, KUKE Gallery, Tartu, EE (with Kristi Markov)

• 2019 Illukas, Tallinn Central Library, Tallinn (EE)

• 2019 Maailm läbi nõelaaugu,  Ag47 Gallery, Tartu (EE)