Ligel Lambert
Fee Based Instructor - ARTE Studio Instructor
M.Ed., MFA
(Doctoral Candidate in College Teaching (E.D.D.C.T.) in Studio Art)
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Educational Background
Ed.D. in College Teaching (Ed.D.C.T.)—Studio Art
Doctoral Candidate in College Teaching of Studio Art at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY | Expected 2027
M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction
University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL | 2021
MFA (Interdisciplinary Art/Painting)
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Melbourne, Australia | 2013
BFA in Graphic Design (with Web Design coursework)
Florida, USA | 2011
Selected Publications
Artistic Features
- Studio Visit Magazine, Vol. 55 — 2027
- Teachers College Today, Alumni Magazine — 2026
- Studio Visit Magazine, Vol. 54 — 2026
- Aedra Fine Arts Catalogue — 2025
- Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design Faculty Publication — 2025
- Studio Visit Magazine, Vol. 53 — 2025
- Front Cover, Savannah Morning News — 2006
- The Inkwell — Armstrong Atlantic State University (now part of Georgia Southern University) — 2006
- Front Cover, Florida Times-Union — 2006
Biographical Information
Selected Exhibitions
- 2026: Solo Show, The Spring 2026 Gottesman Libraries Art Commission Art Exhibition, Offit Gallery, The Gottesman Libraries, Teachers College, Columbia University, NY, NY
- 2025: Solo Show, Doctoral Dissertation Art Exhibition, Macy Art Gallery, Teachers College, Columbia University, NY, NY
- 2025: Group Show, September Primer, Macy Art Gallery, Teachers College, Columbia University, NY, NY
- 2025: Biennial RMCAD Faculty + Staff Exhibition, Philip J. Steele Gallery, Lakewood, CO
- 2024: Solo Exhibitions (Jan, Mar, Apr, Jun), Bronx Canvas, Bronx, NY
- 2024: Group Show, September Primer, Macy Art Gallery, Teachers College, Columbia University, NY, NY
- 2023: Drawing & Painting Group Show, Studio Works, Macy Art Gallery, Teachers College, Columbia University, NY, NY
- 2023: Group Show, September Primer, Macy Art Gallery, Teachers College, Columbia University, NY, NY
- 2023: Printmaking Group Show, Studio Works, Macy Art Gallery, Teachers College, Columbia University, NY, NY
- 2023: Telfair Museums’ Friends of African American Arts Juried Exhibit, Savannah State University, Savannah, GA
- 2023: Virtual Solo Show, Encaustic Exploration: Noise, Noice, Noise, Noice, Artsy.net, New York, NY
- 2023: Digital Solo Show, TAL GALLERY, Artsy.net, New York, NY
- 2022: Drawing & Painting Group Show, Studio Works, Macy Art Gallery, Teachers College, Columbia University, NY, NY
- 2022: Group Show, September Primer, Macy Art Gallery, Teachers College, Columbia University, NY, NY
- 2022: Virtual Solo Show, Transcriptions, Artsy.net, New York, NY
- 2022: Printmaking Group Show, Studio Works, Macy Art Gallery, Teachers College, Columbia University, NY, NY
- 2021: Digital Solo Show, TAL GALLERY, Artsy.net, New York, NY
- 2021: Group Show, September Primer, Macy Art Gallery, Teachers College, Columbia University, NY, NY
- 2020: Digital Solo Show, TAL GALLERY, Artsy.net, New York, NY
- 2019: Group Show, BOCCARA Fine Art Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
- 2019: Group Show, New York Art Center (TriBeCa), New York, NY
- 2019: Solo Show, Artexpo New York, New York, NY
- 2017: Group Show, 318 Art Sky, Suzhou, China
- 2013: MFA Graduation Group Show, RMIT University School of Art, Melbourne, Australia
- 2010: Solo Show, The Beach Institute/the King, Tisdell Cottage Foundation Inc., Savannah, GA
- 2010: Group Show, Horizon Gallery, Savannah, GA
- 2010: Group Show, Indigo Sky Community Gallery, Savannah, GA
- 2010: Two-Person Show, Averitt Center for the Arts, Statesboro, GA
- 2009: Group Show, First Savannah Area Artists Fine Art Exhibition, Beach Institute, Savannah, GA
- 2008: Solo Show, Beaches Fine Arts Series, Jacksonville Beach, FL
- 2007: SunFest Art Festival, West Palm Beach, FL
- 2007: Group Show, Alvida Art Gallery, Savannah, GA
- 2007: Group Show, Lola's Art Gallery, Roswell, GA
- 2006: Solo Show, Jewish Alliance Center, Savannah, GA
- 2006: Group Show, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, GA
- 2005: Featured Visual Artist, A.T. Hun Art Gallery, Savannah, GA
- 2005: Art at the Met, Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Jacksonville, FL
- 2004: Solo Show, Red Piano Too Art Gallery, St. Helena, SC
Artist Residencies
- Residency Unlimited, Brooklyn, NY | 2021
- Artist-in-Residence, Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Jacksonville, FL | 2006
- Artist-in-Residence, Capital Jazz Festival, Marlboro, MD | 2007
- Artist-in-Residence, Savannah Jazz Festival, Savannah, GA | 2007–2011
Commissions
- City of Savannah / Coastal Jazz Association, Savannah Jazz Festival | 2007–2011
- Collaborative projects with Wycliffe Gordon and other notable artists
Honors and Awards
Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants
- The Spring 2026 Gottesman Libraries Art Commission (Three Portrait Paintings Featured in the Black Male Artist Professor Series), Gottesman Libraries & Myers Foundation Awards, Teachers College, Columbia University, $10,000 | 01/2026 - 05/2026
- SU-CASA Artist-in-Residence Grant, Bronx Council on the Arts, The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA), the New York City Department for the Aging (DFTA), and the New York City Council, $8,000 | 03/2026 - 06/2026
- Artist-in-Residence Grant, Sing For Hope, in partnership with the Bronx Veterans Affairs Hospital, $3,200 | 10/2025 - 06/2026
- Visual Art & Art Education Fellowship, Teachers College, Columbia University, $29,208 | 09/2022 - 08/2024
- Laurie M. Tisch Endowed Scholarship, Teachers College, Columbia University, $5,739.00 | 05/18/2023 - 08/15/2023
Awards
- Social Change Award, Teachers College, Columbia University, $6,000 | 09/02/2025 - 05/12/2026
- Best of Show, 2D Painting Prize ($1500), SunFest Art Festival | 2007
- Painting Category Prize ($1500), City of Jacksonville’s Art at the Met, Jax Jazz Fest | 2005