Ann Telnaes
Ann
Telnaes creates animated editorial cartoons and a blog of print
cartoons, animated gifs, and sketches for the Washington Post. She won
the Pulitzer Prize in 2001 for her print cartoons.
Telnaes’
print work was shown in a solo exhibition at the Great Hall in the
Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress in 2004. Her first
book, “Humor’s Edge”, was published by Pomegranate Press and the Library
of Congress in 2004. A collection of Vice President Cheney cartoons,
“Dick”, was self-published by Telnaes and Sara Thaves in 2006. Her work
has also been exhibited in Paris, Jerusalem, and Lisbon.
Telnaes
attended California Institute of the Arts and graduated with a Bachelor
of Fine Arts, specializing in character animation. Before beginning her
career as an editorial cartoonist, Telnaes worked for several years as a
designer for Walt Disney Imagineering. She has also animated and
designed for various studios in Los Angeles, New York, London, and
Taiwan.
Other
awards include: The National Press Foundation’s Berryman Award (2006) –
The Maggie Award, Planned Parenthood (2002) – 15th Annual International
Dutch Cartoon Festival (2007) – The National Headliner Award (1997) –
The Population Institute XVII Global Media Awards (1996) – Sixth Annual
Environmental Media Awards (1996)
Her
television and radio appearances include: – The Newshour with Jim
Lehrer – C-Span – NPR – BBC radio -Sirius XM Radio- The Editors, World
Affairs Television, Canada.
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