The Garden of Knowing

June 26, 2026 through February 2027

Rooted in artist books and printmaking, the work of Jennifer Scheuer explores themes of healing, the body, plants, and the history of medicine. These artworks cultivate Scheuer’s modern exploration of “The Doctrine of Signatures”; a historic concept that the natural world provides visual signs of similarity between plants and the parts of the body they are used to heal. Like the Mullein herb for respiratory health or the Ginger plant for the digestive system, plants of the natural world are a perennial garden of medical knowledge.

Jennifer Scheuer is a visual artist and printmaker based in Lafayette, Indiana. Scheuer is an assistant professor in the Rueff School of Design, Art and Performance at Purdue University. She received the 2022 DeHann Artist of Distinction Award through the Indianapolis Arts Council and has attended artist residencies locally and internationally. Scheuer received her MFA in Studio Arts: Printmaking from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and attended the Tamarind Institute Printer Training Program. Her studio practice utilizes collections, archives, and research.

Photo credits: Jennifer Scheuer, Glass Flowers Artist Book, Pressure Printing, 2024