Biography
Archipelago : An Atlas of Imagined Islands
Thames & Hudson
2019, 192 pp
ISBN: 9780500022566
fiction, storybook, fantasy
The Lovesick Basement Monster, the Vegan Blood Sausage, and Other Stories
Tänapäev
2019, 111 pp
ISBN: 9789949856855
fiction, storybook
Mischievous Mathematics
Translator: Ilona Martson
Varrak
2015, 107 pp
ISBN: 9789985335611
non-fiction, storybook
2023
Tallinn Illustrations Triennial (TIT 2023), Estonia
Solo exhibition "Tötterman and others", Estonian Children’s Literature Centre
Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB 2023)
Exhibition of Estonian illustrators “Fox Spirit. Fox Charm”, Nadbałtyckie Centrum Kultury
2021
Exhibition of Baltic illustrators "Running with Wolves", Napoli, Rome, Frigento, Italy
Tallinn Illustrations Triennial TIT 2020, Moscow; Krasnoarmeysk, Russia
Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB 2021), Slovakkia
TIT 2020 & "Leafing Through Estonian Children's Books IV", Mytishchi, Russia
Sharjah Children’s Book Illustrations Exhibition, the United Arab Emirates
Exhibition of Estonian illustrators “Fox Spirit. Fox Charm”, Estonian Children’s Literature Centre, Tallinn; Central Library of Lääne County, Haapsalu
Spring exhibition of Estonian illustrators, Tapa Public Library
2020
Tallinn Illustrations Triennial (TIT), Estonia
Exhibition of Estonian illustrators "Once Upon a Time" (Grimm's Fairy Tales), Tapa Public Library, Estonia; Gallery Deák17, Budapest, Hungary
International illustrations exhibition "It's Always Tea-Time", Vyborg, St. Petersburg, Russia; Kondas Centre, Viljandi
Joint exhibition of nominees for Edgar Valter Illustration Award, Estonian Children's Literature Centre, Tallinn; Central Library of Saare County, Kuressaare
Midsummer spring exhibition of Estonian illustrators, Estonian Children's Literature Centre
"Picture World of Tales and Fairy Tales", Central Library of Lääne County
2019
Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB, Slovakia
Spring exhibition of Estonian illustrators, Estonian Children’s Literature Centre, Tallinn
International illustrations exhibition "It's Always Tea-Time", Moscow, Krasnoarmeysk, Mytishchi, Russia
Exhibition of Estonian illustrators "Once Upon a Time" (Grimm's Fairy Tales), Opole, Gdansk, Poland; Tapa Public Library, Estonia
Group exhibition of Estonian illustrators “Leafing Through Estonian Children’s Books II”, Moscow, Kolomna, Russia
2018–2020
Exhibition of Baltic illustrators “Running with Wolves”, London, the United Kingdom; Estonian Children’s Literature Centre, Tallinn (”Wolf Run“); Gdańsk, Wrocław, Białystok, Warsaw, Płock, Szczecin, Poland; Pordenone, Italy; Vilnius, Lithuania
2018
Exhibition of Estonian illustrators “Running with Wolves”, Estonian Children’s Literature Centre, Tallinn
Group exhibition of Estonian illustrators „Tra ghiaccio e fuoco“, Rome, Pesco Sannita, Italy
2017
Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB), Slovakia
Spring exhibition of Estonian illustrators, Estonian Children’s Literature Centre
Group exhibition of Estonian illustrators “Leafing Through Estonian Children’s Books I”, Moscow, Kolomna, Russia
Exhibition of Estonian illustrators “A Window into the Fairy Tale World”, Haapsalu Cultural Centre, Haapsalu Children’s Library
2016
Spring exhibition of Estonian illustrators, Estonian Children’s Literature Centre
Travelling exhibition of Estonian illustrators, “A Walk on the Path of Fairy Tale Together with Charles Perrault”, Moscow, Krasnoarmeysk, Mytishchi, Russia
2015–2020
International illustration exhibition, “It’s Always Tea-Time”, Estonian Children’s Literature Centre, Tallinn; Riga, Latvia; Uusikaupunki, Finland; Gdansk, Wrocław, Toruń, Elbląg, Poland; Berlin, Germany; Szczecin, Płock, Poland; Budapest, Hungary; Oxford, the United Kingdom; Moscow, Krasnoarmeysk, Mytishchi, Vyborg, St. Petesburg, Russia
2015–2019
Exhibition of Estonian Illustrators, “Once Upon a Time...” (Grimm’s Fairy Tales), Aosta, Anagni, Lagonegro, Bernalda-Metaponto, Corato, Matera, Roma, Lacco Ameno, Irsina, Siracusa, Sassari, Roma, Bologna, Italy; Estonian Children’s Literature Centre, Tallinn; Minsk, Belarus; Kraków, Łomża, Białystok, Szczecin, Płock, Warszaw, Elbląg, Gdańsk, Opole, Poland
2013–2014
Solo exhibition “Majahoidja” (Housekeeper), Tallinn, Mooste, Estonia
2002
Exhibition of drawings and photographs with Lauri Saar, Tallinn, Estonia
2001
Annual exhibition of artists’ group Ydi, Tallinn, Estonia
Exhibition of the Estonian Academy of Arts’ (EAA) Finno-Ugric expedition, “The Water-Bird People”, Belgium
1999–2001
Exhibitions of the EAA Finno-Ugric expeditions, Tallinn, Tartu, Estonia
Tallinn Illustrations Triennial (TIT 2023), Estonia
Solo exhibition "Tötterman and others", Estonian Children’s Literature Centre
Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB 2023)
Exhibition of Estonian illustrators “Fox Spirit. Fox Charm”, Nadbałtyckie Centrum Kultury
2021
Exhibition of Baltic illustrators "Running with Wolves", Napoli, Rome, Frigento, Italy
Tallinn Illustrations Triennial TIT 2020, Moscow; Krasnoarmeysk, Russia
Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB 2021), Slovakkia
TIT 2020 & "Leafing Through Estonian Children's Books IV", Mytishchi, Russia
Sharjah Children’s Book Illustrations Exhibition, the United Arab Emirates
Exhibition of Estonian illustrators “Fox Spirit. Fox Charm”, Estonian Children’s Literature Centre, Tallinn; Central Library of Lääne County, Haapsalu
Spring exhibition of Estonian illustrators, Tapa Public Library
2020
Tallinn Illustrations Triennial (TIT), Estonia
Exhibition of Estonian illustrators "Once Upon a Time" (Grimm's Fairy Tales), Tapa Public Library, Estonia; Gallery Deák17, Budapest, Hungary
International illustrations exhibition "It's Always Tea-Time", Vyborg, St. Petersburg, Russia; Kondas Centre, Viljandi
Joint exhibition of nominees for Edgar Valter Illustration Award, Estonian Children's Literature Centre, Tallinn; Central Library of Saare County, Kuressaare
Midsummer spring exhibition of Estonian illustrators, Estonian Children's Literature Centre
"Picture World of Tales and Fairy Tales", Central Library of Lääne County
2019
Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB, Slovakia
Spring exhibition of Estonian illustrators, Estonian Children’s Literature Centre, Tallinn
International illustrations exhibition "It's Always Tea-Time", Moscow, Krasnoarmeysk, Mytishchi, Russia
Exhibition of Estonian illustrators "Once Upon a Time" (Grimm's Fairy Tales), Opole, Gdansk, Poland; Tapa Public Library, Estonia
Group exhibition of Estonian illustrators “Leafing Through Estonian Children’s Books II”, Moscow, Kolomna, Russia
2018–2020
Exhibition of Baltic illustrators “Running with Wolves”, London, the United Kingdom; Estonian Children’s Literature Centre, Tallinn (”Wolf Run“); Gdańsk, Wrocław, Białystok, Warsaw, Płock, Szczecin, Poland; Pordenone, Italy; Vilnius, Lithuania
2018
Exhibition of Estonian illustrators “Running with Wolves”, Estonian Children’s Literature Centre, Tallinn
Group exhibition of Estonian illustrators „Tra ghiaccio e fuoco“, Rome, Pesco Sannita, Italy
2017
Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB), Slovakia
Spring exhibition of Estonian illustrators, Estonian Children’s Literature Centre
Group exhibition of Estonian illustrators “Leafing Through Estonian Children’s Books I”, Moscow, Kolomna, Russia
Exhibition of Estonian illustrators “A Window into the Fairy Tale World”, Haapsalu Cultural Centre, Haapsalu Children’s Library
2016
Spring exhibition of Estonian illustrators, Estonian Children’s Literature Centre
Travelling exhibition of Estonian illustrators, “A Walk on the Path of Fairy Tale Together with Charles Perrault”, Moscow, Krasnoarmeysk, Mytishchi, Russia
2015–2020
International illustration exhibition, “It’s Always Tea-Time”, Estonian Children’s Literature Centre, Tallinn; Riga, Latvia; Uusikaupunki, Finland; Gdansk, Wrocław, Toruń, Elbląg, Poland; Berlin, Germany; Szczecin, Płock, Poland; Budapest, Hungary; Oxford, the United Kingdom; Moscow, Krasnoarmeysk, Mytishchi, Vyborg, St. Petesburg, Russia
2015–2019
Exhibition of Estonian Illustrators, “Once Upon a Time...” (Grimm’s Fairy Tales), Aosta, Anagni, Lagonegro, Bernalda-Metaponto, Corato, Matera, Roma, Lacco Ameno, Irsina, Siracusa, Sassari, Roma, Bologna, Italy; Estonian Children’s Literature Centre, Tallinn; Minsk, Belarus; Kraków, Łomża, Białystok, Szczecin, Płock, Warszaw, Elbląg, Gdańsk, Opole, Poland
2013–2014
Solo exhibition “Majahoidja” (Housekeeper), Tallinn, Mooste, Estonia
2002
Exhibition of drawings and photographs with Lauri Saar, Tallinn, Estonia
2001
Annual exhibition of artists’ group Ydi, Tallinn, Estonia
Exhibition of the Estonian Academy of Arts’ (EAA) Finno-Ugric expedition, “The Water-Bird People”, Belgium
1999–2001
Exhibitions of the EAA Finno-Ugric expeditions, Tallinn, Tartu, Estonia
Sample of works 2022
2019
Estonian Candidates for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Estonian Illustrators at the Pop Up festival (UK)
Ulla Saar at the London Book Fair on the 12th of March, 2019
2018
Emma Press Publishes a Poetry Collection by Contra and Ulla Saar
Estonian children’s book “Everyone’s the Smartest” now available in English (Estonian World)
Everyone’s the Smartest (The Emma Press)
2017
Kätlin Vainola and Ulla Saar at the Festival The Children’s Bookshow
The Exhibition “Baltic Tale” will open in Riga
The Opening of the Exhibition “Baltic Tale” in Vilnius
Estonian Artists Take Part in the International Illustration Project Pop Up
Estonian Illustrators at the Literary Festival Berliner Bücherinseln in Berlin
The Exhibition “Baltic Tale”
2016
Ulla Saar (VivaVostok)
2014
Residency Artists: Ulla Saar (MoKS)
Ulla Saar’s Emotionally Raw Graphite Drawings
Young Estonian Illustrators: Ulla Saar
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2019
Estonian Candidates for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Estonian Illustrators at the Pop Up festival (UK)
Ulla Saar at the London Book Fair on the 12th of March, 2019
2018
Emma Press Publishes a Poetry Collection by Contra and Ulla Saar
Estonian children’s book “Everyone’s the Smartest” now available in English (Estonian World)
Everyone’s the Smartest (The Emma Press)
2017
Kätlin Vainola and Ulla Saar at the Festival The Children’s Bookshow
The Exhibition “Baltic Tale” will open in Riga
The Opening of the Exhibition “Baltic Tale” in Vilnius
Estonian Artists Take Part in the International Illustration Project Pop Up
Estonian Illustrators at the Literary Festival Berliner Bücherinseln in Berlin
The Exhibition “Baltic Tale”
2016
Ulla Saar (VivaVostok)
2014
Residency Artists: Ulla Saar (MoKS)
Ulla Saar’s Emotionally Raw Graphite Drawings
Young Estonian Illustrators: Ulla Saar
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