Ann Telnaes // In Broad Daylight

Ann Telnaes is one of the world's leading political cartoonists. She has won two Pulitzer Prizes, and made headlines when she quit the The Washington Post in January 2025 - after the paper refused to print a drawing critical of the paper's ownership and relations to the American President. We present a retrospective sales exhibition, showing some of her strongest work so far.

Exhibition opening Saturday September 6th by VG journalist Anders Giæver, who interviewed Telneas during the Nordic Media Days in Bergen in May.

Ann Telnaes is one of the world's leading political cartoonists and the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes. We present a retrospective sales exhibition, showing some of her strongest work so far.

Avistegnernes Hus

06. sep. – 12 .okt. 2025

The last cartoon

Ann Telnaes won her second Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary in May 2025 - "For delivering piercing commentary on powerful people and institutions with deftness, creativity—and a fearlessness that led to her departure from the news organization after 17 years." - only few months after she left The Washington Post.

She was notified on her way to Bergen in Norway, where she was about to attend The Nordic Media Days, present the award for Norwegian Cartoon of the Year, and sign art prints for her first exhibition in Norway, in the Norwegian Cartoonist Gallery.

Ironically, The Washington Post chose to proudly announce Telnaes' award, even though she had resigned due to the refusal of a proposed cartoon showing the tech giants' kowtowig to Donald Trump, amongst them Mark Zuckerberg, the Walt Disney Company ABC News og Jeff Bezos – the owner of the Washington Post.

Telnaes wrote that it was the first time this had happened to her, and was not something she could accept. She left the paper January 3rd 2025.

Watch the interview from Nordic Media Days 2025

Ann Telnaes

From animation to politics

Telnaes' father is Norwegian, and she was a Norwegian citizen until officially becoming an Amercan at 13. She studied animation at the California Institute of the Arts, and worked several years as a designer and animator in Los Angeles, New York, London and Taiwan, also for the Walt Disney Company, before she moved into political cartooning.

The inspiration came whilst watching a live news report from the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989. The image of the man standing in front of the tanks, holding his plastic bags, made it clear to her that she needed to engage in politics. She has contributed as catoonists in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, og Le Monde, and became a fixture in The Washington Post in 2008.

Telnaes won her first Pulitzer Price for Editorial Cartooing in 2001. This is one of the most prestigeous awards within American journalism, and she is one of only two women who have received this price. The other is Signe Wilkinson in 1992.

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Soft lines, sharp edges

Telnaes is famous for her elegant, soft and playful pen, but there is nothing soft about the satire. She has poignantly and fearlessly documented hypocrisy, abuse of power, women's rights and religion, within a wide spectre of American and international politics.

Using her background, she has been a pioner within animated political satire, and often uses digital platforms or cartoonic elements in her work.

This has resulted in a number of awards throughout her career. She is the first woman to achieve both a Reuben Award and Pulitzers. In addition to being president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, she is a member of the National Cartoonists Society. She won the Pulitzer Prize in 2001 and 2025, and the Herblock Prize for editorial cartooning in 2023, the National Cartoonists Society Reuben division award for Editorial Cartoons (2016), 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) and the Sixth Annual Environmental Media Awards (1996).

She has had exhibitions in America, Paris, Jerusalem and Lisbon, and has published books, the latest being «Trump's ABC» from 2018.

Moving to Substack

The departure from the Washington Post created a lot of attention. The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, condemned the paper and asked its colleagues to use the message #StandWithAnn in solidarity. Telnaes moved her work over to her own Substack page, Open Windows, where she continues to publish cartoons and analyze the news with her sharp satire. She is one of the top content creators in her field, with over 100.000 followers. Telnaes publishes cartoons and animations several times a week.

Andreas Brekke: In Broad Daylight (skjermdump)

In Broad Daylight

The exhibition title plays on the The Washington Post slogan: "Democracy Dies in Darkness".

Telnaes used this expression as her exit quote in her resignation post, and it now appears as a hollow and ironic slogan for a newspaper once known for its journalistic integrity and power. The Norwegian artist Andreas Brekke posted this picture on his instagram page when the story broke:

Ann Telnaes i Bergen mai 2025

Sales exhibition

Whilst in Bergen, Ann Telnaes signed 20 art prints from iconic cartoons from the times as a syndicated cartoonist. They are printed in edition of 5, except the last and controversial sketch, with is produced in edition of 20.

These are for sale in the Norwegian Cartoonist Gallery in Drøbak from September 6th. Send us an email if you are intersted but not able to make it to Drøbak.

All prints are produced on Hahnemühle archival paper size 29,7 x 42,0cm (A3)

Price is NOK 3600 + 5% Norwegian Art Tax = NOK 3780

Shipping and handling varies, but is NOK 650 for the USA. We then create the Commercial Invoice.

There may be toll or tariffs when the artwork arrives, depending on country and rules. We are sorry about this inconvenience.

Please refer to the media gallery below for available prints.