Biography
Olga Pärn (1976) is an Estonian animator, film director, and illustrator, born in Minsk. She graduated in graphic arts from the Belarusian State Academy of Arts and completed a course in film direction at the La Poudriere animation school in Valence, France. With her husband Priit Pärn she co-directed 7 award winning animated shorts. 13 years she teached animation at Estonian Academy of Arts. Pärn’s style is sometimes fun, other times somewhat sarcastic and edging towards dark humour, but always warm and witty. Her illustrations provide food for thought. Her illustrations for children books won several awards in Estonia and abroad.
Profile picture: private collection
The Crouching Farina Grain and Other Estonian Children’s Jokes
Tänapäev
2010, 208 pp
ISBN: 9789985629710
fiction, folklore, storybook
2021
Karl Eduard Sööt Children’s Poetry Award, Readers Choice (Anti Saar. The Great Pancake-Make, for illustrations)
2020
Good Children’s Book (Anti Saar. The Great Pancake-Make)
2018
25 Best-Designed Estonian Books (Aino Pervik. From BonnyHead and Beyond)
Good Children’s Book (Aino Pervik. From BonnyHead and Beyond)
2015
5 Best-Designed Estonian Children’s Books, special prize of the Estonian Children’s Literature Centre (Gianni Rodari. Telephone Tales)
25 Best-Designed Estonian Books (Gianni Rodari. Telephone Tales)
Karl Eduard Sööt Children’s Poetry Award, Readers Choice (Anti Saar. The Great Pancake-Make, for illustrations)
2020
Good Children’s Book (Anti Saar. The Great Pancake-Make)
2018
25 Best-Designed Estonian Books (Aino Pervik. From BonnyHead and Beyond)
Good Children’s Book (Aino Pervik. From BonnyHead and Beyond)
2015
5 Best-Designed Estonian Children’s Books, special prize of the Estonian Children’s Literature Centre (Gianni Rodari. Telephone Tales)
25 Best-Designed Estonian Books (Gianni Rodari. Telephone Tales)
2019
Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB), Slovakia
2017
Group exhibition of Estonian illustrators “Leafing Through Estonian Children’s Books I”, Moscow, Kolomna, Russia
2016
Spring exhibition of Estonian illustrators, Estonian Children’s Literature Centre
2013
Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB), Slovakia
2008–2009
Olga and Priit Pärn’s exhibition “Life without Gabriella Ferri”, Tallinn, Tartu
Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB), Slovakia
2017
Group exhibition of Estonian illustrators “Leafing Through Estonian Children’s Books I”, Moscow, Kolomna, Russia
2016
Spring exhibition of Estonian illustrators, Estonian Children’s Literature Centre
2013
Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB), Slovakia
2008–2009
Olga and Priit Pärn’s exhibition “Life without Gabriella Ferri”, Tallinn, Tartu
