Printmaker and illustrator Kadi Kurema was born in 1963 in Pärnu. In 1990, she graduated Tallinn Art University (Estonian Academy of Arts) as a printmaker. Her exhibition debut took place in 1987, six years later, she became a member of Estonian Artists' Association and Estonian Graphic Designers' Association. Kurema's artistic style is simultaneously feminine and youthful, humorous and inspired by fairy tales.