Ann Telnaes
Humor's Edge
Washington, DC USA
"Just be ready to look at other doors. I had a lot of doors open to me that I never thought about when I was a student, and I took them. It worked out really well."
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Ann's work combines: Art, Politics, and Communicating / Sharing Stories
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Graphic Design
California Institute of the Arts
Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
1.
Had always enjoyed art, and specifically the act of drawing.
2.
Was going to Arizona State University, studying graphic design, but felt she was "floundering," didn't feel motivated.
3.
Everyone around her was majoring in business, but she wanted to study something that was truly her passion.
4.
Decided she needed to go to art school if she wanted to really apply herself and get serious about her goals.
5.
Was animating for Disney, started feeling politically motivated by the Tiananmen Square protests, the Anita Hill hearings.
6.
Was inspired to draw a series of political cartoons; sent them to newspapers across the country.
7.
Liked the medium of editorial cartoons because she had always been very opinionated, saw she could express opinions through art.
8.
Won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 2001; only the second female cartoonist to do so.
