About
Ligel Lambert, MFA
Ligel Lambert is an interdisciplinary artist, designer, educator, and entrepreneur whose creative practice spans painting, drawing, collage, printmaking, assemblage, and sculpture. He is an adjunct professor at the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design and an adjunct lecturer at Hunter College in New York City. Originally from Cap-Haïtien, Haiti, Ligel became a U.S. citizen in 2003 while serving in the United States Marine Corps. His global experiences—living and working in Japan, South Korea, China, and the U.S.—inform his artistic approach.
He holds an MFA in Interdisciplinary Art and Painting from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia (2013), an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of West Florida (2021), and a BFA in Graphic Design (2011). Ligel has collaborated with artists such as Wycliffe Gordon, Howard R. Paul, and Bob James, and his work has been exhibited internationally in New York City, Savannah, Suzhou, Melbourne, Jacksonville, Virginia Beach, and Raleigh. His artwork is included in private and public collections, including RMIT University, the Tisdell Cottage Foundation, the Coastal Jazz Association, the City of Jacksonville, and the personal collections of Wycliffe Gordon and Kasseem Dean (Swizz Beatz). He is a doctoral candidate at Columbia University’s Teachers College and resides in New York City.
Ligel Lambert Creating a Symbolic Painting of Derrick Adams (2024)
Artist Statement
My work inhabits the space where identity, sound, and visual expression converge. In The Inspirational Artist Professor Series, I honor artist professors whose vision, creativity, and dedication have shaped the art world and higher education. Through portraiture, I elevate their presence, mentorship, and leadership within academic and artistic communities, offering a reflection on visibility, influence, and legacy.
Alongside this series, I translate sound into visual form. Using transmediation, I transform auditory experience into material expressions, exploring the emotional, physical, spiritual, and psychological textures of our world. Musical notations I have developed since my youth have become a framework through which I examine memory, social commentary, and identity.
Across these practices, I am drawn to resonance—in the portraits we create, the sounds we visualize, and the lives we honor. Whether through portraiture or visualized sound, my art seeks to capture the unseen sounds & rhythms of human experience, revealing how creativity, mentorship, and expression shape the spaces we inhabit and the communities we build.
Ligel Lambert Creating the Symbolic Representation of Mark Thomas Gibson (2025)
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Ligel LambertLigel Lambert is creating a symbolic painting of Charles White as part of an Artist/Professor Series celebrating Black male artist professors.
Ligel Lambert Creating the Symbolic Representat...
Ligel LambertLigel Lambert is creating a symbolic painting of Charles White as part of an Artist/Professor Series celebrating Black male artist professors.
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Ligel LambertLigel Lambert Creating the Symbolic Representation of Richard Mayhew as part of an Artist/Professor Series celebrating Black male artist professors.
Ligel Lambert Creating the Symbolic Representat...
Ligel LambertLigel Lambert Creating the Symbolic Representation of Richard Mayhew as part of an Artist/Professor Series celebrating Black male artist professors.
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Ligel LambertLigel Lambert Creating the Symbolic Representation of Imo Nse Imeh as part of an Artist/Professor Series celebrating Black male artist professors.
Ligel Lambert Creating the Symbolic Representat...
Ligel LambertLigel Lambert Creating the Symbolic Representation of Imo Nse Imeh as part of an Artist/Professor Series celebrating Black male artist professors.
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Ligel LambertLigel Lambert Creating the Symbolic Representation of Booker Stephen Carpenter II as part of an Artist/Professor Series celebrating Black male artist professors.
Ligel Lambert Creating the Symbolic Representat...
Ligel LambertLigel Lambert Creating the Symbolic Representation of Booker Stephen Carpenter II as part of an Artist/Professor Series celebrating Black male artist professors.
