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Textiles Faculty

Two full-time faculty members are devoted to the Textile Area. Associate Professor Mary Anne Jordan teaches all levels of the surface design courses. Assistant Professor David Brackett teaches all levels of the weaving courses. Both instructors are actively involved with undergraduate and graduate students on a regular basis.

With degrees in textiles/fiber from the University of Michigan (BFA), and Cranbrook Academy of Art (MFA), Professor Mary Anne Jordan has shown her work nationally and internationally in the US, France, Japan, and Canada. She has taught various summer workshops at Haystack, Arrowmont, Penland, and Split Rock. She continues to be active making and exhibiting her surface design work. She has taught at KU since 1986.

Professor David Brackett joined the KU faculty in 2002. With degrees from the University of Michigan (BS) and the University of Kansas (MFA), Brackett has also taught at Clarion College in Pennsylvania and Skidmoore College in New York. His work is exhibited internationally and nationally as well.

David Brackett, Assistant Professor of Textile Design

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Mary Anne Jordan, Professor of Textiles

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