CLASSES & COURSES
Learn. Create. Explore.
Omar M. Richardson teaches courses that blend technical skill with creative exploration, guiding students to discover their artistic voice through hands-on practice and conceptual thinking. Each course fosters growth in composition, craftsmanship, and creative confidence.
Printmaking I & II
Discover the Art of the Impression.
An introduction to traditional and contemporary printmaking techniques including linocut, woodcut, and monoprint processes. Students explore image development, carving, and inking while learning to translate ideas into powerful visual statements.
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Graphic (Type & Illustration)
Design That Speaks. Illustration That Inspires. A creative deep-dive into typography, layout, and digital illustration, this course combines design theory with expressive art practice. Students learn to balance form and message, building visual communication skills through both analog sketching and digital tools.
Visual Arts I & II
See Differently. Create Boldly.
A dynamic introduction to the principles of design, composition, color theory, and perspective. Students learn to analyze and interpret visual language while developing foundational studio habits across multiple media.
Education Institute
2022 – Current The University of Bahamas Part Time Professor (Journalism & Communication & Visual & Performing Arts department) Online Nassau, Bah.
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2020 – Current Hillsborough Community College Fulltime Professor (Fine Art department) Tampa, FL.
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2019-2020 Hillsborough Community College Part Time Professor (Fine Art department) Tampa, FL.
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2019 -2020 University of South Florida St. Petersburg FL. Fulltime Instructor of Graphic Design | Multimedia, St. Petersburg FL.
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2015-2017 The University of Tampa Part Time Professor (Fine Art department) Tampa, FL.
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2010-2014 Art Institute of Atlanta, Photographic and Graphic / Web instructor, Atlanta, Ga.
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2007-2009 Community Education Instructor Fall Quarter, SCAD-Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga.
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2007-2009 Summer Seminars Workshop instructor, SCAD-Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga.
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2007-2009 Community Education Instructor Winter Quarter, SCAD-Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga.
COURSES
Hillsborough Community College Ybor Tampa, FL.
ART 1201C Visual Studies Foundations I
ART 1203C Visual Studies Foundations II
ART-2400C Printmaking I
ART-2401C Printmaking II
ART 290 Directed Independent Study: Art Printmaking III
ART 1300C Drawing I
GRA 2156C Digital Illustration
GRA-2206C Intro to Typography
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The University of Tampa Part Time Professor (Fine Art department) Tampa, FL.
ART 102 Foundations: Drawing 1
The University of Bahamas Part Time Professor (Journalism & Communication & Visual & Performing Arts department) Nassau, Bah
Digital Photojournalism - MJRN 120
Intro to Digital Photography - PHOT 101
Digital Illustration -
SCAD-Atlanta Community Education, Instructor, Atlanta, Ga.
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Community Education, SCAD-Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga.
Photography: Digital Foundations
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University of South Florida St. Petersburg FL. Instructor of Graphic Design St. Petersburg FL.
GRA 2206C - Typography
GRA 4547L - Advanced Graphic Design
GRA 4945 - Graphic Design: Professional Practicum
ART 4925 - Media Workshop: Design Production
GRA 3193 - Graphic Design I
GRA 2190 - Graphic Design
ART 2602 - Digital Imaging
Art Institute of Atlanta, Photographic and Graphic / Web instructor, Atlanta, Ga.
FNDA 105 Design Fundamentals
FNDA120 Image Manipulation
FNDA 135 Image Manipulation
FNDA 110 Observational Drawing
FNDA 150 Digital Color Theory
PHOA101 Principles of Photography
PHOA102 Photographic Applications
PHOA223 Advanced Lighting
PHOA101 Principles of Photography
PHOA102 Introduction to Photographic Applications
GWDA105 Concept Design
GWDA208 Advanced Image Manipulation
GWDA133 Fundamentals of Web Design
ILDA460 Special Topics 1
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SCAD-Atlanta Summer Seminars Workshop, Instructor, Atlanta, Ga.
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Photography: Digital Foundations
Printing-making Foundations
