Ann Telnaes' editorial cartoons are syndicated with CartoonArts International/ New York Times Syndicate. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Guardian, Le Monde, Courrier International, The Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Newsday, The New York Times, Austin American Statesman, and Ms magazine. Telnaes is currently animating 2 editorial cartoons per week for Washingtonpost.com and also contributes an exclusive weekly cartoon to Women's eNews, an online news service.

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 Dick Cheney cartoons, "Dick", was self-published by Telnaes in 2006. Her work has also been exhibited in Paris and Jerusalem.

Ann Telnaes attended California Institute of the Arts and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, 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 London, Los Angeles, New York and Taiwan.

 

Awards include :

  • 15th Annual International Dutch Cartoon Festival (2007)
  • The National Press Foundation's Berryman Award (2003)
  • The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning (2001)
  • The Maggie Award, Planned Parenthood, for Editorial Cartoons (2002)
  • The National Headliner Award for Editorial Cartoons (1997)
  • Best Cartoonist, The Population Institute XVII Global Media Awards (1996)
  • Best Editorial Cartoonist in the Sixth Annual Environmental Media Awards (1996)

Her television and radio appearances include:

  • The Newshour with Jim Lehrer
  • C-Span
  • BBC radio
  • The Editors, World Affairs Television

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.

She resides in Washington, D.C., with her husband, David Lloyd.

 

All materials copyright 2007 Ann Telnaes