Florence Blackwell was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. She earned a BA in Art History and a BFA in Photography from the University of Colorado Denver. She was an active member on campus, where she had the opportunity to work in various student-serving offices. Upon graduation, she was a curatorial intern at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, where she gained direct experience collaborating with artists and nonprofit organizations, furthering her interests in archival research, exhibition production, and rectifying the representation gaps in visual culture. In 2022, she co-founded an art collective, serving as Curator, which offered complimentary professional development and access for historically underrepresented Colorado artists to showcase and sell their works at different venues and nonprofit spaces, including the American Civil Liberties Union in Denver. Blackwell plans to integrate her eclectic professional experiences in her practice as a curator, scholar, and eventually, a university professor.