​Terry Marie Ananny (née Broughton) was born 1956 in Toronto, Ontario. She showed an early interest in art and moved to Ottawa in 1975 to attend Carleton University. She attended art classes and group showings with the Ottawa Art Association and discovered the work of the Group of Seven, Marc A Fortin, Clarence Gagnon Emily Carr and Henri Masson at the National Gallery of Canada. Their work helped to inspire and develop her own vibrant style which continues to evolve. Her subjects often feature domestic scenes, townscapes, landscapes and figurative work.

In the 1990s, she participated in various exhibitions in Ottawa, Montreal, Calgary and New York including several solo shows. In 1998 her work was selected for a UNICEF Christmas card and in 1999 it was commissioned and short-listed for a Canadian coin. Limited edition prints of her work were installed in Wilson House, a government retreat owned by the National Capital Commission and home of the signing of the historic Meech Lake Accord. In 2000 her work appeared on the cover of the Canada Health Research and Development Annual Report.

Her largest painting, 48 x 96 in. "Village en HIver" hangs in the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation headquarters on Aviation Pkwy in Ottawa. Hockey themed prints of her work were displayed at the Canadian Tire Centre and the Ottawa Senators purchased "Skating on the Rideau Canal" for their offices in 2002. Terry Ananny was invited in 2009 to assist students at the Quebec schools D'Arcy McGee H.S. and Simms J.H. in creating four sports murals. In 2010 prints of her work were presented at the Canadian National Senior Curling Championships. Prints of her work were also presented to the Scottish Curling Tour in 2015. Her original work is seen in many galleries in Canada where she continues to participate in gallery events and exhibits.
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Terry Ananny’s work has been collected by Canadian Prime Ministers, Premiers, The Government of Canada, corporations and private collectors. Her work has been reproduced by Hallmark, UNICEF, Save the Children, Children's Wish, Make-A-Wish, Canadian Greetings, Good Cause Greetings, The Printing House, Thompson Educational Publishers, StandOut Puzzles and Island Art Publishing.