About Sara Lee Burd
Sara Lee Burd has developed a career at the intersection of art, scholarship, and public engagement. Art consulting appeals to her because it supports working artists while helping clients build meaningful connections with original art. With a master's in art history from Vanderbilt University and deep ties to Nashville's art community, she brings both academic rigor and genuine passion to every client relationship.
She served as Executive Editor of Nashville Arts Magazine and has written about art for the Nashville Scene, Burnaway, and art catalogs. She has also curated solo and group exhibitions. Through this work, she established longstanding relationships with artists, galleries, and arts organizations across Nashville.
She remains actively involved in Nashville's art community and currently serves on the board of the Arts at the Airport program at BNA and on Nashville's Metro Arts Public Art Committee.
Her background includes roles as an archivist at Vanderbilt Special Collections, coordinator at the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy, and faculty member teaching art history at Belmont University and the Universidad de La Sabana.
Sara began art consulting because she believes everyone deserves to live and work surrounded by art that speaks to them. She brings the same depth of knowledge she cultivated in academia and publishing to helping clients find art that feels connected to their spaces and lives.
“Sara is amazing. She has connections across the Nashville art scene. She took the time to learn our aesthetic and introduce us to local artists and galleries we didn't know existed. In the end, we were able to find a piece that was perfect for marking a major event in our lives.”
A short index of the institutions, publications, and rooms that have shaped the practice.
Education
- M.A.
- Art History, Vanderbilt University
- M.S.
- Information Sciences, University of Tennessee
- B.A.
- Art History
Academic appointments
- Vanderbilt University Special Collections
- Archivist
- Vanderbilt University
- Adjunct Professor, Human Organization and Development
- La Universidad de La Sabana
- Adjunct Professor, Art History
- Belmont University
- Adjunct Professor, Art Experience
Editorial & Writing
- Nashville Arts Magazine
- Executive Editor
- Nashville Scene, Burnaway, Number, Inc., art catalogs
- Contributing writer
Community service
- Arts at the Airport (BNA) Board
- Secretary
- Metro Arts Nashville Public Art Committee
- Community Representative