the dr. bernard juby ex-libris prize
The Dr. Bernard Juby Prize is a single independent competition offered under the umbrella of the Confraternity of Our Lady, St. Luke and the White Shield, by colleagues and friends of the late Dr. Bernard Juby, a Distinguished Companion of the Confraternity who was instrumental in helping set up the Livre d'Or offered on the society's website by compiling and offering many biographies of the master heraldic artists who established and built the reputation of this beautiful art form, through the centuries
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The competition target was to design a suitable Bookplate in memory of Dr. Juby DCWS. There were ten entries for the prize, from heraldic artists around the globe and an independent panel of four judges who volunteered to undertake the very difficult task of deciding from the excellent examples submitted, who the two winners would be.
the winner
david fernandes da silva
(Portugal)
David Fernandes da Silva is Heraldic Artist born in Vila Franca de Xira, near Lisbon in 1978 currently working like a Cultural Superior Technician – City Council of Vila Franca de Xira: Previous career/study: 2004-2010, Local Archive Technician – City Council of Vila Franca de Xira, 2002-2005, Artist Design Teacher, Academia de Cultura de Vila Franca de Xira. 2001-2003, Universidade Nova de Lisboa – Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas. Master Course on Medieval Art History – studies program finished, thesis on reconversion to PhD (title “Insignia Potestatis: the importance of heraldic art and decoration on the tombs of de 1st dynasty nobility – XII-XV centuries”
second prize winner
danilo carlos martins (brazil)
Danilo Carlos Martins is Heraldic Artist, born in 1982 in São Paulo, Brazil, currently lives in Rio de Janeiro. He began working as an illustrator in 2000, creating illustrations for role-playing game magazines. He has worked as a digital designer and illustrator since then in different companies and sectors. He started creating his first heraldic artworks in 2006 and since then, he was commissioned by patrons of heraldry from across the whole world. He currently works as an illustrator and designer for the Brazilian and Portuguese versions of MIT Technology Review magazine.
The Juby Prize Co-ordinator was Jan Bobor CWS
The Judges
Marcel van Vlaanderen CWS, Charless FM Wright CWS, Sivane Saray ACWS, and Ton de Witte ACWS
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The Prize Doners
Brady Brim de Forest DCWS, Kevin Haelterman DCWS and Andrew Jamieson ACWS