Jacalyn Burke "JAK"

London cartoonist JAK has enjoyed a diverse career in the arts. In the 1990 Alan Weavis, a well-known charismatic British illustrator discovered JAK. Alan organized a tablecloth exhibition of JAK's cartoon work at the infamous Cafe Delancey in Camden, London. This debut show encouraged JAK to take a diploma in cartooning at The Morris School of Journalism, followed by a Bachelor's degree at Middlesex University. During the 90's JAK worked as a freelance cartoonist in London, alongside peer and mentor Martin Jessop. Her clients included The Journal of Silly, DNA magazine, and Anchor Books, an imprint of Random House. In January 2004 JAK was approved for an 01 visa, as an alien of exceptional ability. In December 2004 she held her first solo exhibition at the Cooper Brook Gallery, East Village. Since 2004 JAK has worked on a signature style that overlays cartoons, stylized after Max Fleischer and Otto Messmer, merged upon landscapes of vintage photographic images, contemporary street art, and beatnik NY poetry. The result is a pulp montage of New York art history.Publication credits include: Next Magazine, The Hamptonian, The Clinton Chronicle, Metromix, AOL news, The Daily News, Talent in Motion Magazine, NEWS12, The Times Square Chronicle, Gotham Magazine, and Urban Art Magazine.