About

My name is Yulia Drobova. I'm an illustrator, author, visual artist, and educator based in Berlin, Germany. 
My practice spans editorial illustration, publishing, children's books, and visual storytelling, combining traditional and digital techniques.
I regularly collaborate with publishers, magazines, cultural institutions, and festivals internationally.

Illustrated Books

Immer wenn wir (2024)
Illustrated by Yulia Drobova
Texts collected and written by Teresa Mossbauer & León Schellhaas
Published by ACHSE Verlag (Austria)
Selected for the Österreichischer Kinder- und Jugendbuchpreis 2025 collection

Loshadki (Little Horses) (2024)
Illustrated by Yulia Drobova
Text by Leta Yugai
Published by Samokat (Russia)
Book Illustrator Award at the Non/Fiction Book Fair (Russia) · Selected for the BRAW Amazing Bookshelf (2026)
Nami Concours Finalist (2026)

Der Beginn meines Lebens (2023)
Illustrated by Yulia Drobova
Text by Viktor Hildebrandt
Published by Shnipps Verlag (Germany)

Plötzlich bist du da (2022)
Illustrated by Yulia Drobova
Text by Viktor Hildebrandt
Published by Shnipps Verlag (Germany)

Author & Illustrator
Hello Tashkent (2025)
Author and illustrator
Published by A+A (Russia) in collaboration with the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation


Selected Publications

Illustoria Magazine (USA)
Orion Magazine (USA)
WIRED Italia
Courrier International (France)
Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)
Seasons of Life (Russia)

Awards and Recognition

Bologna Children's Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition Winner (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026)
BRAW Amazing Bookshelf (2026)
Nami Concours Finalist (2026)
The Unpublished Picturebook Showcase Finalist (2021, 2023, 2025, 2026)
Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition Finalist (2020)
Österreichischer Kinder- und Jugendbuchpreis 
(Selection of the 10 Best Children's and Young Adult Books in Austria, 2025)

Selected Workshops

Collage workshop — TOFUZI Animation Festival, Batumi, Georgia (2025)
Workshop within the Österreichischer Kinder- und Jugendbuchpreis programme, Austria (2025)
Illustration and collage workshops — TIAF (Tashkent International Animation Festival), Uzbekistan (2022–2023)
Illustration workshop — Bologna Children's Book Fair, Italy (2022)
Ongoing illustration and collage online and offline courses 
in Berlin (Germany) and Tashkent (Uzbekistan) since 2021

I'm always happy to collaborate on editorial, publishing, exhibition, and educational projects. If you'd like to work together, I'd love to hear from you. Please get in touch via the contact form on this website.