Alumni , MFA Degree Areas of Study Master of Fine Arts Website patriciaolsonart.com Describe what you do for work and how your experience with it has been. I'm Associate Professor in the Department of Art and Art History at St. Catherine University. I am also the Director of the Women's Art Institute. Teaching and working with enthusiastic students is a great privilege. How did you get your job? Before I became an academic, I ran my own graphic design company for over 20 years, the Cats Pajamas, in St. Paul. I decided to go back to school for an MFA degree so I could teach at the college level. When I applied for the job at St. Kate's, I had a brand-new degree and 20 years of experience in the design business.