On Air Artist Spotlight: Liza Donnelly

On Air Artist Spotlight: Liza Donnelly

From Inwood Art Works On Air by Inwood Art Works On Air

May 27, 2026 · 26 min · Season 7 · Episode 271

About this episode

This episode features Liza Donnelly, a prominent writer and cartoonist, discussing her work and contributions to visual journalism.

On this Inwood Art Works On Air podcast episode, we welcome local writer and cartoonist, Liza Donnelly. Liza Donnelly is a writer and cartoonist for The New Yorker Magazine and is a contributor to CBS News, CNN, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. Donnelly’s TED talk was translated into 42 languages and viewed over 1.5 million times. The innovator of digital visual journalism called live drawing, she was the first cartoonist to be granted access on location to live draw the Academy Awards. Donnelly is the author/editor of eighteen books, most notably Very Funny Ladies, a history of women cartoonists of The New Yorker She was a Visiting Scholar at Vassar College, a Distinguished Athena Leadership Fellow at Barnard College, a recipient of an honorary PhD from University of Connecticut. Donnelly is the producer and director of WOMEN LAUGHING, a documentary that premiered in 2025 and will be streamed on newyorker.com in the fall of 2026.

People in this episode

Guest: Liza Donnelly

Topics covered

  • cartooning
  • digital journalism
  • women in arts
  • TED talks
  • live drawing

Keywords

  • Liza Donnelly
  • cartoonist
  • The New Yorker
  • digital visual journalism
  • women cartoonists

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The New Yorker Magazine, CBS News, CNN, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Vassar College, Barnard College, University of Connecticut

Books & works: Very Funny Ladies, WOMEN LAUGHING

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