Our favorite Washington Post illustrations of 2022



Art directors at The Washington Post commissioned work from hundreds of artists in 2022 to illustrate a range of topics, including arts, travel, wellness, climate change, inflation, politics, abortion, Queen Elizabeth II’s death, Russia’s war in Ukraine, Twitter and the soccer World Cup. The following showcase represents artwork from around the world, along with links to stories in which the illustrations originally appeared in print and online.

Illustrations from previous years

2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016

Lear more about how The Washington Post design team works with freelance illustrators.

About this story

Editing by Brian Gross. Curated by Eddie Alvarez, Christine Ashack, Beth Broadwater, Brian Gross, Katty Huertas and Twila Waddy. Topper illustration and design by Katty Huertas. Copy editing by Shibani Shah.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.