Glynis Sweeny

Who is Glynis Sweeny?

Glynis Sweeny is an American illustrator and caricaturist who is known for lampooning political and business figures in newspapers, newsweeklies, and consumer magazines.

Sweeny graduated with a degree in graphic design from Rochester Institute of Technology. She later honed her illustrating skills under the direction of the iconic Alan E. Cober at University at Buffalo, The State University of New York.

Soon after, Sweeny became a staff designer and illustrator for The Detroit News, working alongside other notable illustrators like Don Asmussen. During this time, Sweeny developed as a caricaturist, and received national recognition; an original illustration of musician Paul Simon is now part of a Library of Congress collection. While at the News, Sweeny began to attract a long roster of clients, including Rolling Stone, GQ and Entertainment Weekly.

In 1995, frustrated by the long Detroit Newspapers strike, Sweeny left the paper and moved to New York City to focus on her publishing clients in the area. Her client roster also includes Time Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, The Village Voice, The New York Times, TV Guide, Comedy Central, The Atlantic, Fortune, The Los Angeles Times, and The Boston Globe. She also illustrated the cover for the book, "The Hammer Comes Down," a biography of Tom DeLay.