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David Lambert was inspired at an early age to become an artist, not by way of trips to art museums or discovering a book on Rembrandt, rather he found his inspiration in the pages of the Sunday funnies and comic books. This influence is still evident in his work today. His use of bright, often flat colors, extreme perspectives and outlines can be traced to hours spent reading comics then even longer hours spent drawing what he saw in them. Later, other art movements and specific artists were also important to his present style: surrealism, pop art, expressionism, the works of Max Beckman, Giorgio de Chirico, Picasso, Otto Dix and Alexander Calder.

For over 25 years, Lambert has lived and painted in Mississippi. The state's rich literary legacy has enriched his paintings by giving him an acute appreciation for the power of "narrative" both verbal and visual.

Museum Collections
Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, GA
Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA
Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS
Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, MS
Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS
Delta State University, Cleveland, MS

Awards and Recognitions
2008 Mississippi Arts Commission Fellowship Recipient
2004 Third Place, Fresh Inspiration II: Challenge of Peace, Sponsored by the MS Catholic Diocese
2001 Mississippi Arts Commission Fellowship Recipient
1998 Achievement Award, 25th Annual Bi-State Exhibition, Meridian Museum of Art
1997 Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Visual Arts Award nominee 1995 Mississippi Arts Commission Fellowship Recipient
1989 Awards in the Visual Arts, National artist award Nominee, sponsored by Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art

Museum and Art Center Exhibitions
2009 “Mississippi Invitational,” Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS
2007 “The Mississippi Story,” Survey of Art in Mississippi, Mississippi Museum of Art
2004 Ogden Museum of Southern Art, “The Art of the South 1890 – 2003” Survey exhibit of Southern Art
2002 Meridian International Center, "True Colors: Meditations on the American Spirit," group exhibition, Washington, DC, New York, NY, Atlanta, GA, Istanbul and Ankara, Turkey
2002 Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art, "The River Project," Eight-person group exhibition, Biloxi, MS
2002 Meridian Museum of Art, one person exhibition, Meridian, MS
2000 Meridian Museum of Art Small Works Invitational, Meridian, MS
1999 Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art Fall Show, Biloxi, MS
1998 Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art Fall Show, Biloxi, MS
1997 Mississippi Museum of Art Invitational, Jackson, MS
1995 Domestic Disturbance, group exhibition, Delta Axis Contemporary Arts Center, Memphis, TN
1992 Brooks Biennial Exhibition, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN
1992 Art and the Law, nationally touring exhibition sponsored by West Publishing Company
1990 Mid/Year Exhibition/Part One, group Exhibition, Memphis Center for Contemporary Art

Exhibitions
2008 “Mona Lisa Show,” Group exhibition, Strychnin Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2007 “New Images” One person exhibition, LeMieux Galleries, N.O., LA
2006 “Hurricane Show” Summer Group exhibition, LeMieux Galleries
2006 One person exhibition, Greenville Arts Council, Greenville, MS
2005 Fall Exhibition, Five-Person exhibition, The Cedars, Jackson, MS
2004 “Everyday Theater”, one person exhibition, LeMieux Galleries, LA
2003 "Retrospective 1983 - 2003" Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
2001 "Household Objects" One person exhibition, Bryant Galleries, Jackson, MS
2000 One Person Exhibition, Southside Gallery, Oxford, MS
2000 One Person Exhibition, LeMieux Galleries, New Orleans, LA
1998 More Than a Glance, group exhibition, Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
1998 One Person Exhibition, LeMieux Galleries, New Orleans, LA
1998 25th Annual Bi-State Exhibition, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS
1997 Images, one person exhibit, Bryant Galleries, Jackson, MS
1997 Atlanta Collects - Contemporary Southern Art from Atlanta Collections, ArtWalk, Atlanta, GA
1996 Pop Goes the Icon, Group exhibit, ArtWalk, Atlanta, GA
1996 One Person Exhibition, LeMieux Galleries, New Orleans, LA
1994 Salon International, juried exhibition - Daniel Greene, Juror, Mississippi Arts Complex, Jackson, MS
1994  One Person Exhibition, LeMieux Galleries, New Orleans, LA
1993  Three Person Exhibition, Bryant Galleries, Jackson, MS
1993  Spotlight on Georgia Artists XII, group exhibition, Atlanta, GA
1992  One Person Exhibition, Working Space Gallery, Memphis, TN
1992  One Person Exhibition, LeMieux Galleries, New Orleans, LA
1992  Seattle Art Expo, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO
1991  Small Sculpture Show, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO
1991  18th Annual Bi-State Exhibition, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS
1990  Two Person Exhibition, LeMieux Galleries, New Orleans, LA
1988  Group Exhibition, 121 Millsaps Avenue Gallery, Jackson, MS
1988  15th Annual Bi-State Exhibition, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS
1988  Collages and Paintings, One Person Exhibit, Chimneyville School of Crafts and Design, Jackson, MS
1987 Fifth Annual Maine, Maritime Flatworks Exhibition, University of Maine, Presque Isle, ME
1987  Ninth Annual Mississippi Juried Exhibition, Hattiesburg, MS
1986  Eighth Annual Mississippi Juried Exhibition, Hattiesburg, MS