Sarah Simblet

Dr Sarah Simblet serves as Senior Ruskin Tutor of Anatomy at the Ruskin School of Art, University of Oxford, and concurrently holds the position of Fine Art Tutor at Christ Church. She convenes and teaches the BFA first-year Anatomy course while leading specialized short courses in Anatomy, Botany, and Drawing through the institution's Summer School Programme.

Her interdisciplinary work bridges artistic practice with scientific observation, focusing on visual intelligence through anatomical and botanical illustration. As a published author, she has created seminal educational resources including Anatomy for the Artist (2001), The Drawing Book (2005), and Botany for the Artist (2010), establishing foundational methodologies for art-science integration. Her teaching emphasizes practical application of biological structures in artistic creation across multiple media.

Through global broadcasting and workshops, Simblet promotes visual literacy as an essential cognitive skill. Her co-authorship of The New Sylva (2014) demonstrates cross-disciplinary engagement with environmental subjects. While no formal scientific awards are documented, her textbooks remain standard references in art education worldwide, influencing generations of artists through their unique synthesis of empirical observation and creative practice.