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American artist and photographer (born 1958)

Susan Mikula (born March 7, 1958) is an American artist and photographer. After years working in the art industry and serving on an art jury, Mikula had her first solo photography exhibition in 1998. She uses older technology to produce her photographs, including pinhole cameras and Polaroid cameras.

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Mikula is the longtime partner of political commentator Rachel Maddow.

Early life and education

Susan Mikula was born in New Jersey before relocating to New Hampshire at a young age.^[1][2] She taught herself photography at an early age. She attended Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.^[3]

Career

Mikula spent several years in the art industry, including a stint on an art jury.

In 1998, she landed her first solo exhibition. Her published landscape photography collections have been displayed in both solo and group exhibitions in New York City, Miami, San Francisco, and Los Angeles artist susan mikula biography rachel2 WAQAP