Susan Mikula Verified By Editor

(Photographer, Artist)

Susan Mikula is an artist and photographer. Susan came to the limelight after she started dating an MSNBC host, Rachel Maddow.

Relationship Facts of Susan Mikula

Susan Mikula is not having an affair with anyone presently.
Her sexual orientation is not straight and is lesbian.

Rachel Maddow and Susan Mikula Lesbian Couple!!

Susan Mikula’s relationship status currently is not single!

She is dating the American television host, author, and political commentator Rachel Maddow since 1999 approximately.

Their first date was at the National Rifle Association “Ladies Day on the Range” event. It has been more than 17 years and they still support each other.

They live in Manhattan, New York City, and Cummington, Massachusetts, USA.

Relationship Timeline

Who is Susan Mikula dating now?

Susan Mikula is in a relationship with her long-time partner, Rachel Maddow, MSNBC commentator.

When did they start dating?

They began dating each other in 1999, as per Married Biography.

Where did they first meet?

The couple meet for the first in 1999 while Rachel was working on her doctoral dissertation.

Are Rachel Maddow and Susan Mikula married?

They have been together for over 24 years, but are not married yet.

 

Susan Mikula: Biography in Details

Who is Susan Mikula?

Susan Mikula is an American artist and photographer. Mikula serves on the art jury too. In 1998, she held her first solo photography exhibition.

Mikula not only uses older technology to produce her photograph but among her tools are pinhole cameras and Polaroid cameras.

Also, Susan Mikula’s focal point of interest is to capture the movement of light and time.

Not surprisingly her 2013 seriesu.X, were inspired by the Lascaux cave paintings in France.

She is also known as the girlfriend of popular television host, author, and political commentator Rachel Maddow.

Who are the parents of Susan Mikula?

Susan Mikula was born on 7th March 1958, in New Jersey, United States. She was then taken to live in New Hampshire when very young and was brought up there.

Of her father, Mikula recalls “My dad had an incredible eye for photography and briefly worked in documentary and wedding photography while he was learning how to be a pilot.”

Susan Mikula has a sister who is a medical photographer, and both are of French-Native North American ancestry.

Education

At an early age, Susan Mikula taught herself photography and was under tutelage for some time where she learned the ropes.

Susan Mikula then graduated from Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, US.

Susan Mikula: Profession, Career

Susan Mikula is self-taught herself to shoot through her SX-70 Polaroid camera- the last known Polaroid was produced in 2007 more or less.

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Caption: Susan Mikula and Rachel Maddow (Source: Affair Post)

Her style of photography softens the edges and strips away details to reveal the underlying shape and feel of her shoot. Susan explains that photography is how she sees, thinks, and speaks.

For inspiration, Susan Mikula looks up to Julian Schnabel, and Joan Mitchell, and some of her local influences include Maggie Mailer, Charlie Hunter, and T.J. Walton.

Susan Mikula explains that some of her 2013 seriesu.X, was inspired by the  Lascaux cave paintings, also called the Grotte de Lascaux, in Montignac, Dordogne, South-West France.

These caves in France are an element of the Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley.

Susan Mikula: Some of  the Achievements

  • 1998, First solo exhibition in New York City, then Miami, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
  • 2008, the First painting show in New York.
  • 2010, Photography show, American Device Recent Photographs, in San Francisco.
  • 2015, “Photo Book,” tells the story using antique toys.

Susan Mikula: Recognition

  •  2017, Susan Mikula has been a part of the ‘Art in Embassies program for the United States Consulate in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.
  • 2018, Some of Mikula’s works were purchased by the United States Embassy Art for their Permanent Collections.

The Writer

Additionally, Susan Mikula is a well-established writer and has successfully authored books such as “Susan Mikula: Photographs” in 2008, “Luxus Press”, and “Susan Mikula: American Bond” in 2012- Geo00rge Lawson Gallery.

Recent Exhibitions

Susan Mikula had her recent exhibition starting in 2019, at the RICE POLAK GALLERY where her works from “On the Cruising Cloud— The Interdicted Land” were exhibited starting July 25th through August 14th approximately.

Furthermore, Mikula has her own site for displaying her creation.

Susan Mikula: What Goes Around Comes Around

Susan Mikula is like any Native American at heart.

She finds beauty in places and objects that are natural and pure. Her pictures are printed on American-made archival paper using archival inkjet ink.

What is Susan Mikula’s net worth?

Susan Mikula’s net worth is estimated to be $6 million US as of 2023.

Her earnings as an artist are $45,370 to $88,290 yearly and above.

Body Stats, Features

Susan Mikula is platinum-blonde with blue eyes. Susan Mikula’s height is  5 feet 6 inches and her weight is 70 kg.

 

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