Sara Coffield

Sara Coffield (GS’25) is a graduate of Columbia University’s School of General Studies, where she studied Art History and Sociology. Her senior thesis on the graphic works of the Bibiena family began with research in the Avery Classics Collection, where she later served on a Collections Acquisition Advisory Cohort. At Columbia, Sara also participated in the Justice-in-Education Initiative’s Rikers Education Program, facilitating a book club for incarcerated people.

Sara has experience in art book publishing, worked at the Metropolitan Museum’s Thomas J. Watson Library, and is a member of the Bibliographical Society of America. Most recently, Sara completed a curatorial internship at the Morgan Library & Museum in the Printed Books & Bindings department, where she was tasked with responsibilities relating to collection management, acquisitions, exhibitions, and teaching.

Prior to academia, Sara danced professionally for a decade, performing internationally with Ballet Dortmund, Hamburg Ballet John Neumeier, and the Royal Swedish Ballet.