Ulla Saar is an illustrator and the director of foreign relations for Estonian Children's Literature Centre. She graduated from the Estonian Academy of Arts in product design, and is currently working as a designer. Her first illustrated book, Lift, immediately received widespread recognition, and was listed in the 2014 White Ravens catalogue. Since then, every one of her books has gained international attention. Saar practices a contemporary, design-like approach to book illustration: her spirited and playful art is often more a part of the book’s overall design than free-standing pictures.
I started illustrating books from about the age of three, when many of my children’s books at home acquired new designs, mostly in a rather abstract for
Illustrator, author of children’s books, co-founder (with Andriy Lesiv) of Art Studio Agrafka.
Education: – Lviv College of decorative and Applied Art n.a. Ivan Trush – 2003; – Lviv National Art Academy, Ukraine – 2009; – Scholarship Program “GAUDE POLONIA”, Krakow, Poland – 2010; – Scholarship Program “GAUDE POLONIA”, Warsaw, Poland – 2012.
