Lee Ann Custer

About

I am an historian of art, architecture, and urbanism of the United States in a global context, with a focus on the intersection of cultural production, environments (both built and natural), and the construction or refutation of racial and social hierarchies. Over the past 15+ years, I have focused on strengthening the links between ideas, institutions, and people within a range of settings in the cultural and academic sectors, including R1 universities and major art museums.

Experience

• Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow, Department of Modern and Contemporary Art at National Gallery of Art
  Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

• National Endowment for the Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow in History of Art and Architecture at Vanderbilt University
  Aug 2022 - Aug 2025 · 3 yrs 1 mo

• Visiting Assistant Professor, Art History at University of Arizona
  Aug 2021 - May 2022 · 10 mos

• Douglass Foundation Predoctoral Fellow at Smithsonian American Art Museum
  Sep 2019 - Aug 2020 · 1 yr

• Terra Summer Residency Fellow at Terra Foundation for American Art
  Jun 2020 - Jul 2020 · 2 mos