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Sarah Simblet (born 1972) is a graphic artist, writer and broadcaster, who teaches anatomical drawing at the
Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art The Ruskin School of Art, known as the Ruskin, is an art school at the University of Oxford, England. It is part of Oxford's Humanities Division. History The Ruskin grew out the Oxford School of Art, which was founded in 1865 and later became ...
and at the
University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...
.


Early life and education

Sarah earned a doctorate in drawing at
Bristol University , mottoeng = earningpromotes one's innate power (from Horace, ''Ode 4.4'') , established = 1595 – Merchant Venturers School1876 – University College, Bristol1909 – received royal charter , type ...
in 1998 on European art history and the social history of human dissection. She was awarded the Richard Ford Award travelling scholarship to Spain while an undergraduate at
Christ Church, Oxford Christ Church ( la, Ædes Christi, the temple or house, '' ædēs'', of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, the college is uniqu ...
between 1991 and 1994, and spent three months working in
Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...
from November 1994 to January 1995.


Career

Sarah started drawing at a very young age. Besides tutoring at Oxford, she is a guest lecturer at
Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry , mottoeng = Temper the bitter things in life with a smile , parent = Queen Mary University of London , president = Lord Mayor of London , head_label = Warden , head = Mark Caulfield , students = 3,410 , undergrad = 2,23 ...
, teaching morphological anatomy and physiology from an art perspective to medical students. She also works with youth offenders at
Feltham Prison Feltham Young Offenders Institution (more commonly known as HM Prison Feltham) is a prison for male juveniles and Young Offenders Institution, occupying south-west of Feltham in the London Borough of Hounslow, in west London, England. It is ope ...
and children in care in Oxfordshire. She also works from a studio in Oxford. Besides taking part in group exhibitions, she has exhibited in one-artist shows such as "Sarah Simblet-Drawings" at the Pitville Gallery in
Cheltenham Cheltenham (), also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a spa town and borough on the edge of the Cotswolds in the county of Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham became known as a health and holiday spa town resort, following the discovery of mineral s ...
(1999), "Theaters of the Body" at Chris Church Picture Gallery in Oxford (1998), and "Five New Drawings" at the Long Room, New College, Oxford (1993). She has written three books which were published by
Dorling Kindersley Dorling Kindersley Limited (branded as DK) is a British multinational publishing company specialising in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 63 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a subsidiary of German media co ...

‘Anatomy for the Artist
and ttp://www.dk.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9781405332279,00.html ‘Botany for the Artist Her drawings are to be found in national and private collections including the
Royal Academy of Art The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its purpo ...
in London, and the
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in Oxford. She is a regular contributor to
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radio and television programmes on natural history and art. In collaboration with
Gabriel Hemery Dr Gabriel Hemery (born 13 December 1968) is an English forest scientist ( silvologist) and author. He co-founded the Sylva Foundation with Sir Martin Wood, a tree and forestry charity established in 2009. Career He began his career at the Nor ...
, she co-wrote "The New Sylva - a discourse of forest and orchard trees in the 21st century" published by
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in 2014 to mark the 350th anniversary of
John Evelyn John Evelyn (31 October 162027 February 1706) was an English writer, landowner, gardener, courtier and minor government official, who is now best known as a diarist. He was a founding Fellow of the Royal Society. John Evelyn's diary, or memo ...
's work "
Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-Trees and the Propagation of Timber ''Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-Trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesty's Dominions'' by the English writer John Evelyn was first presented in 1662 as a paper to the Royal Society. It was published as a book two years later in 1664, a ...
". The 200 illustrations for this book necessitated lengthy trips to the native haunts of the trees and drawing them in situ or returning with specimens t
her studio
in Wootton, West Oxfordshire.Village Hall Talks
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Popular culture

The work of art by Leonardo Da Vinci titled '' La Bella Principessa'' was submitted to her for making a master copy in a PBS programme broadcast in 2012, in which Simblet appeared and was interviewed. Leonardo work of art was studied on the PBS program NOVA in 2012 in a programme titled “Mystery of a Masterpiece,” from NOVA/National Geographic/PBS, broadcast on 25 January 2012.


Books

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Dorling Kindersley Dorling Kindersley Limited (branded as DK) is a British multinational publishing company specialising in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 63 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a subsidiary of German media co ...
Publisher, ‘Anatomy for the Artist. *
Dorling Kindersley Dorling Kindersley Limited (branded as DK) is a British multinational publishing company specialising in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 63 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a subsidiary of German media co ...
Publisher, ‘The Drawing Book’. *
Dorling Kindersley Dorling Kindersley Limited (branded as DK) is a British multinational publishing company specialising in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 63 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a subsidiary of German media co ...
Publisher, ‘Botany for the Artist. * Bloomsbury Publishers, Illustrated book, 'The New Syvla', 2016.


See also

* Anatomical fugitive sheet


References


External links

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''Village Hall Talks''''A blog by the authors following the creation of The New Sylva''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Simblet, Sarah Living people 1972 births Botanical illustrators English botanical writers Natural history illustrators Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Alumni of the University of Bristol