Fascination 338 - United Nations Postal Administration

The Artists
Fernando J.S. Correia (Portugal) is a biologist
who holds a MS degree in Animal Ecology.
He specializes in Illustration and Scientific
Communication.
As an Assistant Lecturer in the Department
of Biology at the University of Aveiro, he was
responsible for the re-introduction of Scientifi c
Illustration discipline in the Portuguese Higher Education. He was also
a pioneer in digital techniques applicable to the scientific illustration
field in Portugal (1998).
Mr. Correia is currently the head of the Scientific Illustration Laboratory
where he teaches and is responsible for the overall coordination of the
Training Course in Scientific Illustration and the Exhibition ExpoDBIO
Gallery. He is responsible for more than 75 intensive Science Illustration
courses (Portugal and abroad), and was co-founder and first President
of GNSI (Guild of Natural Science Illustrators) Chapter - Portugal. He
has written more than 85 publications as single authorship including
“Mealhada - natures unique” (2011) and “Paleoart - fossils that come
to life” (2012) and 30 as co-author, including articles and books, both
national and international editions.
Mr. Correia is an active member of the Association Européenne des
Illustrateurs Médicaux et Scientifiques AEIMS (Europe) and the Guild
of Natural Science Illustrators / GNSI (USA). He was one of four
Portuguese invited to participate in the renowned book “The Guild
Handbook of Scientific Illustration” (Elaine Hodges, 2nd ed., 2003),
among other books.
Mr Correia has participated in more than 70 exhibitions worldwide.
His artwork has been honoured with several awards and has been part
of private and institutional collections worldwide. To view more of his
work, visit www.efecorreia-artstudio.com.
Emily S. Damstra (Canada) is a natural science
illustrator who draws and paints zoological,
botanical, anthropological, ecological, and
paleontological subjects. Her illustrations may be
seen on interpretive signs in museums, zoos, and
natural areas; in a wide array of books, magazines,
and journals; at educational and commercial
websites; and on over a dozen coins by the Royal Canadian Mint. She
has a Master of Fine Arts degree in science illustration and her works
have won awards in the juried natural science exhibits of the New York
State Museum (Focus on Nature) and the Botanical Artists of Canada.
Emily has always lived in the Great Lakes Region, where time spent
gardening, hiking, and reading fuels her deep appreciation for the local
environment. She lives in Southern Ontario. To view more of her work,
visit www.emilydamstra.com.
Sara Menon (Italy) got an academic degree in
Conservation of Cultural Heritage in Mantua in
2008. She currently lives in Aquileia (Italy) where
she works mainly as a freelance illustrator with
museums, publishers and researchers. She usually
works with watercolors and pencil renderings,
paying close attention to the details of the subjects
she depicts.
In 2002 she started to work as a natural science illustrator, teaming
up with an Italian forensic scientist, producing detailed plates for his
publications.
In Milan, thanks to IED (European Institute of Design) she had the
opportunity to meet popular Italian illustrators, who taught her the
methods and the techniques used in natural science illustration.
Ms. Menon has worked with Italian and French publishers, like Il Prato
(Padua, Italy) and Christophe Chomant éditeur (Rouen, France).
Among her teaching experiences, in 2012 she had the opportunity
to give a class on traditional techniques in the course of Biomedical
Visualization at UIC in Chicago.
Ms. Menon is involved with the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators
and exhibited in 2011 and 2012. This is her first assignment with the
United Nations. To view more of her work, visit www.lasaramenon.it.
MAXIMUM CARDS
A set of UNPA maximum cards will also be issued on 10 October 2013. Three different cards will be produced to accommodate the three different
se-tenant blocks of four stamps being issued. Maximum cards are available in mint or cancelled condition.
Code: 419.4217
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