American cartoonist and writer Liza Donnelly, best known from her work in the New Yorker, will give a talk at 7:30 p.m. Friday at United Theatre, 5 Canal St., Westerly.

Her talk is in conjunction with the ongoing Barbara Shermund exhibit, “Feminine Wiles: The Art of Barbara Shermund.” The showcase of 26 original works by the American commercial artist from her lifetime (1899-1978) runs through Sept. 17.

Donnelly will provide her humorous and insightful perspective on her own career as a female commercial artist and how women navigate their complex roles in the culture.

In addition to her work in The New Yorker, Donnelly is a resident cartoonist of CBS News. She is the creator of digital live drawing, a new form of journalism wherein she draws using a tablet and instantly shares impressions and visual reports of events and news on social media. She has drawn this way for numerous media outlets, including CBS News, The New Yorker, Fusion, NBC, and covered live the Oscars, Democratic National Convention, and the 2017 Presidential Inauguration. She writes a regular column for Medium on politics and global women’s rights. Donnelly is the author of 17 books.

Tickets are $20 at www.unitedtheatre.org.