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about ANN TELNAES
Ann Telnaes' animated editorial cartoons are posted every Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday on The Washington Post's website.
Telnaes' 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 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.
Awards include:
- The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning (2001)
- 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
- The Editors, World Affairs Television, Canada
Telnaes is a member of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, the
National Cartoonists Society, The International Women's Forum (Washington DC
affiliate), and the American Newswomen's Club.
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