The Department of Art is very pleased to announce that Josie
Mai will join us as Associate Professor starting Fall 2014! Josie will
be responsible for the Art Education emphasis area within Department of Art.
Josie Mai is an artist and teacher from
Kansas City. She received her undergraduate degree and certificate in art
education from the University of Kansas. She then taught art to urban and
suburban high school students in the Kansas City area's public schools and
not-for-profit organizations such as Studio 150 and Chameleon, Inc. Ms. Mai
received her Masters of Fine Arts degree at Parsons School of Design in New
York City in order to explore new territory, develop as an artist, and earn a
degree to enable her to teach at the college level.
Josie comes to PSU from being an Associate Professor of Art and Art Education at Missouri Southern State
University in Joplin, Missouri where she taught, developed her artwork, curated,
and exhibited.
Help us welcome Josie to PSU! We are really excited to have
her join our art department family!