谢叔宜1928年10月生，武进罗墅湾北村人。后迁居奔牛镇，就读于丽江中学（今奔牛中学）。抗克服 利后，常州市西郊中学（今市5 中）读高中，1948年毕业后在奔牛小学执教1 年，后转西郊中学工作。1951年考上东北鲁迅艺术学院（今鲁迅美术学院）就读于绘画系，1955年毕业，分配到中国科学院动物研讨 所搞动物图谱工作，1957年调至北京林学院绿化执教绘画课，1961年调至中国建筑科学研讨 院搞壁画研讨 ，1963年又调到农村读物出版社任美术编辑。1973年入国家文物局出国展览工作室任美工组组长，曾多次掌管 出国文物展览的设计和陈列布置，随展赴日本东京、名古屋及北九州等地，并考察东京美术大学、早稻田大学、名古屋大学及几处著名的博物馆。1980年调回北京林业大学园林学院任教。1989年退休。
代表作品有水彩画《京郊初雪》、《鼎湖山》赴菲律宾展出，被中国展览公司收藏；《宝库》参加第二届全国水彩、粉画展览，被评为优秀作品，后又赴朝展出，被中国展览公司收藏；《梦幻漓江》赴美展出，并被收藏，其他作品多次赴韩国、澳大利亚、土耳其等国展出。1982年参加北京市水彩画学会、1987年参加中国美术学协会、1992年参加中国老教授协会，多次参加老教授协会的精品展。
擅长油画、水彩画。1955年毕业于鲁迅美术学院绘画系。历任北京林业学院讲师、建筑科学研讨 院从事壁画研讨 、农村读物出版社美术编辑，国家文物局展览工作室美工组组长，北京林业大学园林学院副教授。作品有油画《森林世界》(合作)，水彩画《京郊初雪》、《宝库》等。

Xie Shuyi is unripe in October 1928, fierce takes person of village of north of collect villa bay. Change one's dwelling house goes straight towards Niu Zhen after, in reading Yu Lijiang, learn (go straight towards bovine middle school today) . After war of resistance against aggression wins, changzhou city on the west outskirt middle school (today city 5 in) read high school, graduation hind taught one year in elementary school going straight towards an ox 1948, turn after outskirt middle school works on the west. Took an examination of 1951 on institute of art of northeast Lu Xun (today Lu Xun academy of fine arts) read at painterly department, graduated 1955, allocate institute of animal of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to get job of animal a collection of illustrative plates, tone taught to afforest of Beijing forest institute 1957 painterly class, tone built scientific academy to do mural research to China 1961, moved rural reader press to hold the post of art editor again 1963. Went abroad into bureau of national cultural relic 1973 exhibition atelier holds the post of group leader of art design group, the design that ever chaired exhibition of cultural relic going abroad for many times and display decorate, along with exhibit go to Japanese Tokyo, renown Gu Wu and and other places of boreal a poetic name of China, inspect the museum with university of ancient house of university of Tokyo art university, early rice cropland, name and famous few points. Institute of gardens of university of recall Beijing forestry taught 1980. Emeritus 1989.
Have watercolour painting on behalf of work " the snow at the beginning of Beijing outskirt " , " vessel lake hill " go to Philippine showpiece, be collected by Chinese exhibition company; " treasury " attend art exhibition of watercolour of the 2nd whole nation, pink to see, be judged to be outstanding work, face is gone to to exhibit again after, be collected by Chinese exhibition company; " dreamy Li river " go to the United States to exhibit, be collected, other work goes to the country such as Korea, Australia, Turkey to exhibit for many times. Attended Beijing aquarelle 1982 society, attended Chinese art to learn association 1987, attended China to often teach association 1992, the high-quality goods that joins old professor consortium for many times is exhibited.
Be good at canvas, aquarelle. Was graduated from Lu Xun academy of fine arts to draw 1955 is. Have successively held the posts of academy of science of instructor of Beijing forestry institute, building to be engaged in editor of art of press of reader of mural research, country, bureau of national cultural relic exhibits group leader of group of atelier art design, gardens of Beijing forestry university learns courtyard associate professor. Work has oil painting " silvan world " (cooperative) , aquarelle " the snow at the beginning of Beijing outskirt " , " treasury " wait.