Susan Mikula
Susan Mikula is an American photographer and artist who is mostly known for being the girlfriend of Rachel Maddow, a TV host, and an author. The couple started dating in 1999. Mikula began her photography career in 2007 without taking any formal cla s ses. Considered to be ambiguous, complex, and beautiful by the critics her work has been displayed in several solo and group exhibitions in New York, Maimi, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. In 2017, Art in Emba s sies program hired her "to do site-specific works for the U.S. Consulate in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico."
Age And Education Of Susan Mikula
Susan Mikula was born in 1958 in New Jersey. Her nationality is American, and as far as her ethnicity is concerned, she is White. When she was young, she along with her family moved to a small town in New Hampshire. During her childhood days, she spent her time in Western Ma s sachusetts and New York City.
Mikula completed her color theory courses from Hampshire College in Amherst, Ma s sachusetts.
Susan Mikula's Career And Wiki
Susan Mikula started her career in photography in 2007 without taking any formal cla s ses. She owns an SX-70 Polaroid camera. Though its manufacturing ended in 2007, she can still find instant film for it.
Mikula also has her website named susanmikula.com where she displays her work. Along with this, she also showcases her works on solo and group exhibitions in various places like LA, New York, San Francisco, and Miami.
Susan Mikula has a photo-project which includes antique toys. About the project she said:
“I’m sure I was thinking of my own childhood and how much I was deeply affected by children’s literature. I wanted to tell a children’s tale my way, with pictures, but in the same way that children’s books always have something vaguely magical and a child at the center. In this case, the child is a little girl, and she has the power.”
Along with photography, Mikula is also involved in writing. She published her first book, Susan Mikula: Photographs in 2008. Her other books include American Breakbulk #13 & #21, American Device #49, and American Vale #17 among others.
Susan Mikula's Salary And Net Worth
Susan Mikula has an estimated net worth of $5 million as per some online sources, but the total amount is still under review. According to a source, a Photographer's annual salary is expected to be around $62k, and as per the new report published on March 01, 2018, it ranges between $49,381-$70,215. Apart from Photography Mikula is also involved in writing and has written several books including Susan Mikula: Kilo which costs $14,99.
On the other hand, her longtime girlfriend Maddow has an estimated net worth of $20 million and earns $7 million of salary annually. In 2015, Susan was paid around $6 million from the MSNBC. The veteran journalist has gained a majority of her aforementioned fortune from her journalism career.
Mikula currently resides in the West Village pad in Manhattan along with her partner which worth around $1.25 million. The couple also has a house in Cummington, Ma s sachusetts.
Susan Mikula's Married, Partner, And Affair
Susan Mikula is openly lesbian and has been in a relationship with Rachel Maddow since 1999. Her girlfriend is a popular American TV host and author. She currently serves as a host of The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC. Along with Brian Williams, she is also a cable network's special event co-anchor. The power couple has been enjoying their loving relationship for nearly two decades.
The couple met for the first time in 1999 after Maddow hired her to do some yard works.
For the first date, the pair went to a National Rifle Association event,
‘’It was very Desperate Housewives. My first date with Susan was at an NRA ‘Ladies Day On The Range’ event, and that is as close as I have ever gotten to the NRA.’’
Even after years of dating, the couple is still not married. According to Rachel, the couple is not in a hurry to get married she said:
“I feel that gay people not being able to get married for generations, forever, meant that we came up with alternative ways of recognizing relationships. And I worry that if everybody has access to the same institutions that we lose the creativity of subcultures having to make it on their own. And I like gay culture.”
The couple currently resides in a farmhouse in Western Ma s sachusetts. They also split their time in Manhattan, New York.
Susan Mikula's Height, And Other Facts
- Height: she stands at 5 feet 6 inches(1.68m).
- Weight: She has a healthy body weight of around 70kg.
- She has a grey colored hair and brown colored eye.
- Body Structure: She has an apple-shaped body figure however actual measurements is unknown.
Here is an interview with Rachel talking about her relationship with longtime girlfriend Susan Mikula.