Educational Gallery

Puzzling by Elizabeth Blackwell

On display May 1-29, 2026

About the Exhibit: 
Elizabeth Blackwell invites us to engage with her self-created characters in the Educational Gallery in her show, Puzzling. This show, comprised of six different wood-cut puzzles, is an extension of Blackwell’s examination of her own relationship with puzzles. As a child with dyslexia, Blackwell did puzzles as a form of developmental practice, often resulting in feelings of frustration. Her hope is that her puzzles invite some of the same feelings of frustration from the viewer, while also allowing plenty of hints to maintain the ultimately fun feeling of playing.

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