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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.
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RMCAD: 2025 Biennial Faculty + Staff Exhibition
The 2025 Faculty + Staff Biennial Exhibition! Celebrate the work of our fantastic faculty and staff with an exhibition in the Philip J. Steele Gallery on the campus of Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design.
Ligel Lambert with the Meleko Mokgosi painting — November 16, 2024
Ligel Lambert with the Ligel Lambert painting — June 29, 2024
Ligel Lambert Creating a Symbolic Painting of Kerry James Marshall (2024)
Ligel Lambert with the Jacob Lawrence painting — June 29, 2024
Ligel Lambert Creating a Symbolic Painting of James Rolling Jr. (2023)
Ligel Lambert with the Didier William painting— June 29, 2024
Ligel Lambert Creating a Symbolic Painting of Robert Reed (2024)
Studio Visit Memories | April 2024
