Curriculum Vitae of Richard Smith

Date and Place of Birth

December 2, 1970 in Tampa, Florida

Formal Education

1992-1996 B.S., Visual Arts & Communications major, State University of New York, Old Westbury, NY. Exhibition Title: An Experiment in Humanity - The Downfall. Mentor: Luis Camnitzer.

1989-1991 A.A.S., Advertising Art & Design major, State University of New York, Farmingdale, NY. Project Director: The Reboot of TSS - Times Square Stores. Project Advisor: Patrick Aievoli.

Teachers, Mentors, and Milestones

Those who stood out as inspirational milestones for me along the path of life:

My mother and father, Linda and Harry

My brother, Robert, and my nieces, Isabelle, Sophia, Emily, and Cecilia

My starchild daughter, Jaclyn Michele

“You will make a great teacher. That is your calling. That is who you are.”
- William Corby, my art teacher, Farmingdale High School

“The great ideas for commercial art originated in the arena of fine art first.”
- Patrick Aevioli, Commercial Art/Design Concepts, S.U.N.Y. Farmingdale

“Remember, it’s all about the subtleties of indication.”
- Bob Barker, Illustrative Art/Color Theory, S.U.N.Y. Farmingdale

“Make it something the viewer is forced to experience mentally… not just look at.”
- Luis Camnitzer, Conceptual Art Philosophies, S.U.N.Y. Old Westbury

Ari'elle - Ascension and Transcendence

Dr. Delbert Blair - The Lost Knowledge of Ancient Wisdom

Peter Crombie - The Warrior Poet Philosophy

Maria D'Andrea - Wisdom of the Occult

Steve Duncombe - The Invisible College / Media Monopolies

Dr. Daddese Noah Ekulona - Stolen Legacies of Egypt

Dr. Robert Eure - The Illuminati / Slavery vs. Racism

George J. Haas - The Cydonia Codex / Mesoamerica

Brian Levens - Flesh & Bone vs. Wood & Stone / Synchronicity

Renee Lindenaux - Health & Wellness vs. The Cancer Industry

Peter Moon - Noble Drew Ali & The Moorish Legacy / Synchronicity

Eileen Smyth - Women's History / The Good Old Boys Network

Phil Sparks - Robert Morning Sky Cosmology / Hollow Earth

Academic Position and Fellowships

1994 President, Artists Society, State University of New York, Old Westbury, NY.

Non-Academic Positions

2023-Present, Elected as Chair of the Arts Commission, City of Rio Rancho.

2022-Present, Elected to the Arts Commission, District 2, City of Rio Rancho, a municipal organization of appointed officials acting in an advisory capacity to the governing body, making recommendations to enhance and promote the arts within the jurisdiction of the city.

2020-Present, Co-Founder and President of FRINGEtv Network, an educational streaming channel presenting powerful disclosure topics, groundbreaking TV, and thought-provoking shorts.

2020 Co-Host of The Return of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, an educational weekly radio show presenting thought-provoking guest interviews and discussions on various topics.

2017-Present, Founder of 11:22 Creative, a branding, graphic design, content creation, and web design company based in New Mexico.

2017-Present, Co-Founder and CEO of The Human Origins Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing the research, disciplines, discoveries, and dialogue on our interstellar origin within a cross-disciplined, educational platform.

2015-Present, Executive Committee member for the New Mexico UFO and Paranormal Forum, a premier state educational group presenting authors, researchers, and experiencers to inform the public.

2011-2017 Founder and President of The UFOteacher Global Initiative, a nonprofit with a prime directive focusing on extraterrestrial intervention, alien contact, the Moorish Legacy, and the dynamic scope of our interstellar human origins here on Earth.

2011-2017 Founder and Art Director of Richard Smith Design, a graphics and web design company based in New Mexico.

2011-2013 Host of The Richard Smith Show, an educational weekly podcast presenting thought-provoking guest interviews and discussions on various topics.

1999-2000 Executive Committee member for the Eyes of Learning Inc., a nonprofit educational group presenting authors, researchers, and experiences to inform the public.

1997 Co-Founder of The Progenitor Reading Club to discuss, share, debate and give opinions on UFO-related books.

1995-2011 Co-Founder and Art Director of Smith and Smyth Creations LLC, a graphic design company with locations in New York and New Mexico.

Teaching Experience

2012 European Confessions of a Moorish Legacy (Occult Science Radio, BlogTalkRadio), comprehensive six-part educational series

2007 European Confessions of a Moorish Legacy (Temple University, Pan-African Studies Community Education Program, Philadelphia, PA)

1993-1995 Q&A Art Tutorials (State University of New York, Old Westbury Campus)

1989-1991 Q&A Design Tutorials (State University of New York, Farmingdale Campus)

Awards

2003 Editor's Choice Award for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry - Legions of Light/Armies of Darkness (International Library of Poetry)

1997/1998 Certificate of Appreciation in Volunteering Time, Effort and Dedicated Service (Eyes of Learning Inc., Hicksville, NY)

1995 Visual Arts Certificate of Academic Achievement in Honor of Outstanding Achievement - Visual Arts Program (State University of New York, Old Westbury, NY)

1990/1991 Dean's List Certificate of Merit - Advertising Art & Design (State University of New York, Farmingdale, NY)

1989 New York Regents Certificate of Merit - Regents Graduate (Farmingdale High School, Farmingdale, NY). Presented by Philip B. Healy, Member of Assembly, NY and Thomas S. Gulotta, County Executive, Nassau, NY.

1988 English Regents Certificate of Award - Highest Regents Examination Mark (Farmingdale High School, Farmingdale, NY)

Professional Societies - Past & Present

Artists Society

BACCA Babylon Arts Council Association

Eyes of Learning Inc.

Mutual UFO Network

National Cannabis Roundtable

New Mexico UFO and Paranormal Forum

The Night Search

The Progenitor Book Club

World Paranormal Forum

Service - Professional and Public

2015-Present, Volunteer (Meeting organizer), New Mexico UFO and Paranormal Forum

2009 Volunteer (Graphic designer), STAR Team Impact Project, MUFON

1999 Volunteer (Class organizer), SPACE Saturday Program for Academic and Cultural Enrichment

1998 Volunteer (UFO Illustrator), CAUS Citizens Against UFO Secrecy

1997-1999 Staff member (Museum preparator), Islip Art Museum

1997-1998 Fundraiser event (Slide presentation), Muscular Dystrophy Associations of America

1997 Staff member (Museum guide), Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum

1997 Staff member (Newspaper editor), BACCA Babylon Arts Council Association

1996-2000 Volunteer (Meeting organizer), Eyes of Learning Inc.

1996 Volunteer (Events organizer), Reach for Tomorrow Arts Festival, a project of Very Special Arts New York, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Donations

2008 The International UFO Museum and Research Center. Donated 36 complete sets of limited edition prints, signed and numbered.

Speaking Engagements

2019 The Human Origins Conference, Rio Rancho, NM

2018 Stargate to the Cosmos Expo, Albuquerque, NM

2017 The Cosmic Highway Conference, UFO Watchtower, Hooper, CO

2017 Dulce Base UFO Conference, Dulce, NM

2016 The 13th Annual UFO Film Festival, Gallup, NM

2016 Under the Stars Conference, UFO Watchtower, Hooper, CO

2016 Bookworks, Albuquerque, NM

2016 New Mexico UFO and Paranormal Forum, Albuquerque, NM

2014 Moorish Science Temple of America, Toronto, Canada

2013 Black and Nobel Bookstore, Philadelphia, PA

2013 Mutual UFO Network (Main Line), The Free Library, Philadelphia, PA

2008 The Great UFO / ET Congress, Hamilton, NJ

2008 Germ Books and Gallery, Fishtown, Philadelphia, PA

2007 Pan-African Studies Community Education Program, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

2006 Mutual UFO Network, UFO Roundtable, Yonkers, NY

2006 World Paranormal Forum Conference, Memphis, TN

2006 New Hope Metaphysical Society, Doylestown, PA

2005/2006 The Great UFO & Earth Mysteries Congress, Bordentown/New Egypt, NJ

2002 Planet X Intensive Experience Conference, Lake Toxaway, NC

2001 Extra & Ultra Terrestrial Contact Conference, Roan Mountain, TN

1999 The Keepers, Searsport, ME

1997 The Keepers, Wilton, CT

1997 Lightworks Center for Creative Living, Glen Cove, NY

1997 Body, Mind & Spirit, Levittown, NY

1997 Instant Karma, Rockville Centre, NY

1996 Star People, Eyes of Learning Inc., Hicksville, NY

Q&A Panel Discussions

2019 The Human Origins Conference, Rio Rancho, NM

2018 An Experiencer's Challenges & Missions, Stargate to the Cosmos Expo, Albuquerque, NM

2018 The Secret Space Program, Stargate to the Cosmos Expo, Albuquerque, NM

2018 Time Travel: Temporal Travel Conundrums, Stargate to the Cosmos Expo, Albuquerque, NM

2018 New Mexico UFO & Paranormal Forum, Albuquerque, NM

2017 The Cosmic Highway Conference, UFO Watchtower, Hooper, CO

2016 Under the Stars Conference, UFO Watchtower, Hooper, CO

Art Exhibitions

2010 Richard Smith: Visionary Art, Mixed Media Work, and Installations, Online Gallery, gallery.ufoteacher.com.

1997 Extraterrestrial Intervention Through the Eyes of the Artist, Lightworks Center Gallery, Glen Cove, NY.

1996 Spacial Relationships, A Gallery at The Hudson Grill, New York City, NY.

1996 The UFO Experience, A Gallery at Wares for Art, New York City, NY.

1995 An Experiment in Humanity, Amelie A. Wallace Gallery, State University of New York, Old Westbury, NY.

Published Articles, Interviews, and Reviews

The Moor, the Mason and the Alien Part II: A Vril Manifesto (January 2019 Issue 117) Brian Allan, UK Editor and Publisher, p.58, Book Reviews, Phenomena Magazine.

The Moor, the Mason and the Alien: A Call to Action (December 2015 Issue 80) Brian Allan, UK Editor and Publisher, p.48, Book Reviews, Phenomena Magazine.

Cover Art (September 2008) Tennessee MUFON, The Night Search Magazine.

Legions of Light/Armies of Darkness (October 2008) Tennessee MUFON, p.10, The Night Search Magazine.

Well, since you asked… (December 2008) Tennessee MUFON, p.23, The Night Search Magazine.

Expressing the Abduction Phenomena: An Interview with Rick Smith (August 2004) Joan Carra, p.22, Mystic Pop Magazine, Eastern Spirit Publishing.

Books

The Moor, the Mason and the Alien Part III: Rise of the Invisible College (announced, editing) Richard Smith, expected 2022 publication release.

The Moor, the Mason and the Alien Part II: A Vril Manifesto (2018) Richard Smith, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Rio Rancho, NM.

The Moor, the Mason and the Alien: A Call to Action (2015) Richard Smith, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Albuquerque, NM.

Legions of Light / Armies of Darkness 1st. Edition (1999), 2nd. Edition (2005), Richard Smith, AuthorHouse, Bloomington, IN.

The Colors of Life: The International Library of Poetry 1st. Edition (2003) Editor: Howard Ely, pp.2-3 Nightmoves, Watermark Press, Owings Mills, MD.

Where Heavens Meet (1999) K. T. Frankovich, Language of Souls Publications Inc., Ontario, Canada. Art and illustrations pp.35, 78, 105, 107, 203, 205, 213, 218.

The Bud and Blossom, Communiques from Beyond: Humanity's Potential Place in the Cosmos (1999) Byron LeBow. Art and illustrations, manuscript not published.

Motto

If there is to be a brave new world, we must explore the way forward by rediscovering our ancient legacy for a new generation.

Quote

I believe we must focus on the lost knowledge of where we come from before we can truly understand the ancient wisdom of where we are going on the path of our everyday lives.

Personal Mantra

Those who preach about chaos will die by chaos, and those who stand against an empty fear will live to see tomorrow for the meek shall inherit the land.

Favorite Comic Strip

Bloom County and Outland by Berkeley Breathed

Marital Status

Happily married to Linda Smith, the love of my life.

Contact Information

If you would like to book Richard as a guest or consultant on your talk show, news broadcast, conference event, or article, please contact Phoenix Publications II at info@ufoteacher.com.

Brand partnerships and sponsorship arrangements are welcome. Please contact Richard's publicist directly at:

Linda Smith
Publicist & Events Manager
Phoenix Publications II
Phone: 888.486.2667
Email: info@ufoteacher.com

To share your ET and otherworldly encounters with Richard and Linda, email info@ufoteacher.com.