Research Discipline/Bio
Ligel is an interdisciplinary artist, adjunct professor at RMCAD, graphic designer, and entrepreneur born in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti; he became a US citizen on October 16, 2003, while serving in the United States Marine Corps and currently resides in New York City, United States. He has lived and worked in Japan, South Korea, China, and the US. His artistic skills span painting, drawing, collage, printmaking, assemblage, and sculpture. Ligel holds a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in Interdisciplinary Art/Painting from the Royal Melbourne Institute (RMIT) University in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (2013). He has collaborated with notable figures such as Wycliffe Gordon, Howard R. Paul, and Bob James. His artworks can be found in a few private and public collections at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia; Savannah, Georgia; Tisdell Cottage Foundation and Coastal Jazz Association in Savannah, Georgia, City of Jacksonville, Florida, Wycliffe Gordon, and Kasseem Dean (Swizz Beatz).
Educational Background
Doctor of Education, College Teaching, Teacher College Columbia University, 2021 - Present.
Master of Education, Curriculum & Instruction, The University of West Florida, 2021.
Master of Fine Art, Interdisciplinary Art/Painting, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, 2013.
Honors/Awards
Doctoral Fellowship, Teachers College Columbia University, 2022-Present; The City of Savannah’s Savannah Jazz Festival Artist, 2007 - 2011. Prize Awarded in Painting, The City of Jacksonville’s Art at the Met /Jax Jazz Fest, 2005; The City of Jacksonville Department of Cultural Affairs/Jacksonville Jazz Festival Artist, 2006; Best of Show in 2D Painting Winner, SunFest Art Festival, 2007
Publications
Magazine. (2025, Spring). Ligel Lambert. Studio Visit Magazine, Vol 53.
Faculty & Staff Creative Work Publication. (2025, Spring). Ligel Lambert. Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Vol 1.
Last Updated: Sep 30, 2024