Nancy Burack

A Lefty - pens, pencils, brushes, scissors and lenses rule. 

Design, design, design is in everything I see. 

My camera sees with me like a best friend you want to share things with.  Not new to photography, I've been serious about it since the 1980's using my camera for college publications, personally, or for illustration research.  My photography is steadily becoming more unique with a following of dedicated viewers here on this web site that has been online since 2006.

 As a freelance as a photographer for The New York Post, one of the best ways to get to know Manhattan is through a lens. 

My credentials: I am an elected Exhibiting Member of The National Arts Club and an elected Artist Member of The Society of Illustrators, The Author's Guild, and the historic Dutch Treat Club, all here in Manhattan; the Graphic Artists Guild too.

Most recently, my paintings were shown at The National Arts Club in December, 2009 in an exhibit, On Home Ground.  

 I  worked as a graphic designer and editor at the Indiana University School of Journalism, Bloomington, IN, then at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.  My portfolio has distinctive and noted college and university publications from Penn State, and Lehigh Universities; Lafayette and Muhlenberg Colleges;  and most recently, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY; storyboards for Jim Henson Associates, Young & Rubicam,  and Zanders Animation Studio, published writing and illustration for Macmillan, The Society of Illustrators.  I have a Master's in Illustration from Syracuse University; a BA from Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA.

Personally, morning coffee is my favorite time of day; I read The Wall Street Journal and worry that soon it won't greet me at the door.  I grow many orchids on a Manhattan windowsill; still missing the outdoor gardening I used to do.  I can't dance; but I can ride a horse.  Sitting at a sewing machine reminds me of childhood.  Fabric, patterns, and thread from then taught me the basics of design and color, as did my aunt's florist where I worked as a teenager.  A homebody, my other studio is my kitchen; I am a cook and collector of gadgets and recipes.  Dark chocolate solves most problems; the movie Moonstruck  tells the truth about love. Nothing like the affection of a dog, horse, or wise little lovebird.

Daily lap swimming is my fitness sport of choice; sailing's a privilege.  What's in CNBC's Jim Cramer's head is astonishing to me; Seinfeld  re-runs never disappoint.  I take voice lessons on the West Side and have found a voice, not just one that sings.  Many books  surround me in my studio as I re-read books by Buechner, CS Lewis, Ulanov, Tournier,  Hemingway, and Irving.  Being able to quote Woody Allen from screenplays and short stories is a handy skill; my language is sprinkled with Yiddish.  In another life I might have been a theologian, surgeon, or chef.

An adoptee, I live coincedentally about 10 minutes from where I was born.  The Met nearby is my favorite place in the world.  Manhattan is my family and I take what happens to it very seriously.  Raised on Staten Island in a FDNY family; NYC public school educated, a graduate of Tottenville High School; it's an honor to be a native New Yorker. 

For more information, contact me at njburackarts@aol.com.