Biography
Priit Pärn (1946) is a world-famous animated filmmaker, caricaturist, and illustrator. He graduated from the University of Tartu in biology, after which he worked as an art and animated film director at the Tallinnfilm and Eesti Joonisfilm studios. Pärn has taught animation at the Turku University of Applied Sciences in Finland, and currently teaches at the Estonian Academy of Arts. He has illustrated more than 20 children's books and has a long history of collaboration with the children's magazine Täheke.
Profile photo: Piia Ruber
Fables for Robots (Robotite muinasjutud / Bajki robotów)
Illustrator: Katrin Ehrlich etc...
Translator: Hendrik Lindepuu
Päike ja Pilv
2021, 272 pp
ISBN: 9789916951279
fiction, fantasy, storybook
Mr. Nightingale from Nightjar Street
Tammerraamat
2017, 48 pp
ISBN: 9789949565863
fiction, storybook, picturebook
Hedgehog and Siskin
Translator: Priit Aimla etc...
Tänapäev
2012, 144 pp
ISBN: 9789949271399
fiction, storybook
2023
National Lifetime Achievement Award for Culture
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)
2019
25 Best-Designed Estonian Books, Certificate of Merit (Priit Pärn. The Gothamites Go Global)
Raisin of the Year Award (Ilmar Tomusk. Unrelated Relations)
Good Children's Book (Ilmar Tomusk. Unrelated Relations)
Edgar Valter Illustration Award nominee
Lifetime Achievement Award of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia, category audio-visual art
2018
The White Raven (Ellen Niit. Mr. Nightingale From Nightjar Street)
2017
Tallinn Illustrations Triennial (TIT), diploma
5 Best-Designed Estonian Children’s Books, Certificate of Merit (Ellen Niit. Mr. Nightingale From Nightjar Street)
2016
5 Best-Designed Estonian Children’s Books, Special Prize of Jury (Raud, Eno. The Gothamites)
2012
5 Best-Designed Estonian Children’s Books, Certificate of Merit (Daniil Harms. Hedgehog and Siskin)
2010
25 Best-Designed Estonian Books, Certificate of Merit (Mehis Heinsaar. Ebatavaline ja ähvardav loodus)
2002
Kristjan Raud Art Award
1989
Karl Eduard Sööt Children’s Poetry Award, for illustrations (Ott Arder. Valge raamat)
1983
25 Best-Designed Estonian Books, Certificate of Merit (Pärn, Priit. Tagurpidi)
1977
25 Best-Designed Estonian Books, Certificate of Merit (Pärn, Priit. The Gothamites)
National Lifetime Achievement Award for Culture
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)
2019
25 Best-Designed Estonian Books, Certificate of Merit (Priit Pärn. The Gothamites Go Global)
Raisin of the Year Award (Ilmar Tomusk. Unrelated Relations)
Good Children's Book (Ilmar Tomusk. Unrelated Relations)
Edgar Valter Illustration Award nominee
Lifetime Achievement Award of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia, category audio-visual art
2018
The White Raven (Ellen Niit. Mr. Nightingale From Nightjar Street)
2017
Tallinn Illustrations Triennial (TIT), diploma
5 Best-Designed Estonian Children’s Books, Certificate of Merit (Ellen Niit. Mr. Nightingale From Nightjar Street)
2016
5 Best-Designed Estonian Children’s Books, Special Prize of Jury (Raud, Eno. The Gothamites)
2012
5 Best-Designed Estonian Children’s Books, Certificate of Merit (Daniil Harms. Hedgehog and Siskin)
2010
25 Best-Designed Estonian Books, Certificate of Merit (Mehis Heinsaar. Ebatavaline ja ähvardav loodus)
2002
Kristjan Raud Art Award
1989
Karl Eduard Sööt Children’s Poetry Award, for illustrations (Ott Arder. Valge raamat)
1983
25 Best-Designed Estonian Books, Certificate of Merit (Pärn, Priit. Tagurpidi)
1977
25 Best-Designed Estonian Books, Certificate of Merit (Pärn, Priit. The Gothamites)
Priit Pärn's illustrations have been displayed in numerous exhibitions in Estonia and abroad.
Selected solo exhibitions:
2020
Exhibition with Ülle Meister, Tammsaare Museum at Vargamäe
2017
"Õmblustöö ja juust", Tallinn Portrait Gallery, Estonia
2016
"New Gothamites", Tallinn Portrait Gallery, Estonia
2008–2009
Olga and Priit Pärn's exhibition "Life without Gabriella Ferri", Helleman's Tower, Bank of Estonia, Tallinn; Tampere House, Tartu, Estonia
2007
Exhibition of charcoal drawings, KUMU, Tallinn
2002
Exhibition of charcoal drawings and prints "Estonian tensions", Félicien Rops Museum, Namur, Belgia
2001
"Priit Pärn's World", Rakvere town gallery and museum, Estonia
Selected group exhibitions:
2021
"Fables for Robots", Estonian Children's Literature Centre, Tallinn; Central Library of Lääne County, Haapsalu; Gdansk, Poland
2020
"Fairy Tales from Near and Far", Viljandi City Gallery
2019
Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB), Slovakia
2018 Exhibition of Estonian illustrators „Masters of Estonian children’s books“/“Power of Pictures“ in Russia: Krasnoarmeysk, Moscow
2017
Tallinn Illustrations Triennial (TIT)
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, Tallinn
„Valge maika”, Tartu Art Museum
2015
„r:e:a:a:l:n:e: psühhedeelia järel”, Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn
2013
Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB), Slovakia
Estonian and Luxembourg artists in dialogue, Konschthaus Beim Engel, Luxembourg
2010–2011
Art festival "A Vision of Central Europe" curated by Luc Tuymans, Bruges, Belgium
Selected solo exhibitions:
2020
Exhibition with Ülle Meister, Tammsaare Museum at Vargamäe
2017
"Õmblustöö ja juust", Tallinn Portrait Gallery, Estonia
2016
"New Gothamites", Tallinn Portrait Gallery, Estonia
2008–2009
Olga and Priit Pärn's exhibition "Life without Gabriella Ferri", Helleman's Tower, Bank of Estonia, Tallinn; Tampere House, Tartu, Estonia
2007
Exhibition of charcoal drawings, KUMU, Tallinn
2002
Exhibition of charcoal drawings and prints "Estonian tensions", Félicien Rops Museum, Namur, Belgia
2001
"Priit Pärn's World", Rakvere town gallery and museum, Estonia
Selected group exhibitions:
2021
"Fables for Robots", Estonian Children's Literature Centre, Tallinn; Central Library of Lääne County, Haapsalu; Gdansk, Poland
2020
"Fairy Tales from Near and Far", Viljandi City Gallery
2019
Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB), Slovakia
2018 Exhibition of Estonian illustrators „Masters of Estonian children’s books“/“Power of Pictures“ in Russia: Krasnoarmeysk, Moscow
2017
Tallinn Illustrations Triennial (TIT)
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, Tallinn
„Valge maika”, Tartu Art Museum
2015
„r:e:a:a:l:n:e: psühhedeelia järel”, Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn
2013
Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB), Slovakia
Estonian and Luxembourg artists in dialogue, Konschthaus Beim Engel, Luxembourg
2010–2011
Art festival "A Vision of Central Europe" curated by Luc Tuymans, Bruges, Belgium
2020
Priit Pärn. The Gothamites Go Global (ELM)
2019
Eno Raud’s Gothamites published in English
The Gothamites (elsewhere editions)
The Gothamites (Kirkus Review)
The Gothamites (Penguin Random House)
The Gothamites (Publisher’s Weekly)
The Gothamites, an iconic Estonian children’s book, is published in English (Estonian World)
2018
Estonian Children’s Books Chosen for The White Ravens Catalogue
2010
Rhizome-Alphabet: Between Film and Art of Priit Pärn (KinoKultura)
Priit Pärn (Eesti Joonisfilm)
Pärn's Gothamites prints (Au praxinoscope gallery)
Wikipedia
Priit Pärn. The Gothamites Go Global (ELM)
2019
Eno Raud’s Gothamites published in English
The Gothamites (elsewhere editions)
The Gothamites (Kirkus Review)
The Gothamites (Penguin Random House)
The Gothamites (Publisher’s Weekly)
The Gothamites, an iconic Estonian children’s book, is published in English (Estonian World)
2018
Estonian Children’s Books Chosen for The White Ravens Catalogue
2010
Rhizome-Alphabet: Between Film and Art of Priit Pärn (KinoKultura)
Priit Pärn (Eesti Joonisfilm)
Pärn's Gothamites prints (Au praxinoscope gallery)
Wikipedia
