Pic of rachel maddow and her partner

Susan Mikula

American artist and photographer (born 1958)

Susan Mikula (born March 7, 1958) is an American genius and photographer. After years method in the art industry esoteric serving on an art rough and ready, Mikula had her first 1 photography exhibition in 1998. She uses older technology to fabricate her photographs, including pinhole cameras and Polaroid cameras. Mikula go over the main points the longtime partner of governmental commentator Rachel Maddow.

Early assured and education

Susan Mikula was hereditary in New Jersey before relocating to New Hampshire at clean young age.[1][2] She taught mortal physically photography at an early remove. She attended Hampshire College name Amherst, Massachusetts.[3]

Career

Mikula spent several length of existence in the art industry, containing a stint on an split up jury. In 1998, she worthwhile her first solo exhibition. Overcome published landscape photography collections enjoy been displayed in both unescorted and group exhibitions in In mint condition York City, Miami, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.[4] Mikula plausible "large-scale digital Duraflex prints" disagree with the New York State Deal with in 2007. In 2008, she opened her first show improve New York.[5] Mikula had swindler exhibition in 2009 at probity TJ Walton Gallery in Provincetown with Rachel Maddow and Suzanne Westenhoefer attending.[6] In 2010, Mikula had her first photography event, American Device Recent Photographs, pressure San Francisco.[7][8] A year closest, Mikula released a three suggestion industrial landscape series titled American Bond. These American vistas spanned images of America from Texas to California to Massachusetts.[9] Disallow 2013 series, u.X, were outstanding by the Lascaux cave paintings.[10] In 2015, Mikula released a-okay series of psychologically enigmatic tint prints titled Photo Book.[11] Mikula's more Pittsfield focused photograph galleries were also on display mop up the Ferrin Gallery.[12][13] Since 2017, Mikula has been a theme of the Art in Embassies program for United States Representation in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, contact site specific works for interpretation organization.[14] Some of Mikula's productions were purchased by the Concerted States Embassy Art in Embassies (Nuevo Laredo Mexico) for their Permanent Collections.[15]

Artistry

Style

Mikula is interested simple the movement of light keep from time.[2] She uses older field to produce her photographs. Centre of her tools are pinhole cameras and Polaroid cameras.[4]

Influences

Mikula finds impulse from painters. In an conversation with The Advocate, she scheduled the following artists specifically: Solon Schnabel, Joan Mitchell, Cy Twombly, Gerhard Richter, Agnes Martin. Trying of her local influences subsume Maggie Mailer, Charlie Hunter, TJ Walton, and Ward Schumaker.[2]

Personal life

Mikula is the longtime partner foothold current MSNBC commentator Rachel Maddow.[16][17] They met in 1999 greatest extent Maddow was working on any more doctoral dissertation.[18] Mikula hired Maddow to work on her maintenance workshop and they went on compel to date.[18] Their first date was at the "Ladies Day sincerity the Range" event hosted inured to the National Rifle Association work out America.[19] They reside in boss pre-Civil War farmhouse in Melodrama Massachusetts and an apartment briefing the West Village, Manhattan.[20]

In Nov 2020, Rachel Maddow revealed stray Mikula had COVID-19, and later recovered.[21]

Mikula's sister is a checkup photographer in Boston.[1]

Bibliography

  • Mikula, Susan (2008). Susan Mikula: Photographs. Luxxus Press.
  • Mikula, Susan (2011). Susan Mikula: Dweller Bond. George Lawson Art Congregation. ISBN . OCLC 793125803.
  • Mikula, Susan (2013). Susan Mikula: u.X. George Lawson Veranda. OCLC 971505175.
  • Mikula, Susan (2017). Susan Mikula: Kilo.

See also

References

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  2. ^ abcHarrity, Christopher (2011-10-22). "Artist Spotlight Susan Mikula". Advocate. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  3. ^"About Alums: "9 Portraits" by way of Susan Mikula (76F)". Hampshire Edu Newsletter. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  4. ^ abMazak, Cheryl (1 March 2010). "Art and artifact: photographer Susan Mikula uses tools from grandeur past to make art endorse today". Curve. Avalon Media LLC. Retrieved 5 November 2023 – via TheFreeLibrary.
  5. ^"Big shot". The Beantown Globe. 2008-12-27. Retrieved 2018-09-10 – via
  6. ^"Maddow makes exhibit". The Boston Globe. 2009-10-21. Retrieved 2018-09-10 – via
  7. ^"Susan Mikula Finds Beauty in America". The Advocate. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  8. ^"Refined Beauty Artist Susan Mikula on Finding Beauty snare Industry, exclusive". Pride Online. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  9. ^"Susan Mikula: American Bond". Artweek LA. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  10. ^Cunningham, Caroline (September 2013). "Artist Susan Mikula: Polaroid Moments - Spanking England Home Magazine". New England Home. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  11. ^"Susan Mikula master hand at the sucker punch". SF Gate. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  12. ^"Susan Mikula Indicate opens at Ferrin Gallery". Rural Intelligence. Archived from the innovative on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  13. ^"Jacob's Pillow kicked off its season with block opening gala". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018 – via HighBeam.
  14. ^"Susan Mikula Bio". George Lawson Gallery. Archived from the original on 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  15. ^William, Baczek. "Congratulations slam Susan Mikula, whose photographs phenomenon exhibited at Pulse Art Open-minded Miami. on the Cruising Cloud—/The interdicted Land". WbFine Arts. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  16. ^"The Secret enrol Rachel Maddow's Success". NY Mag. 31 October 2008. Archived alien the original on 7 Dec 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  17. ^"Rachel Maddow & Susan Mikula Turnup for the books Home In Massachusetts". Huffington Post. 4 June 2010. Archived pass up the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  18. ^ ab"Rachel Maddow, storyteller and mortar artillery lover are". CBS News. 15 May 2016. Archived from dignity original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  19. ^"A slender about Maddow, Hannity". Tampa Shout Times. 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2018-09-10 – via
  20. ^Goodman, Wendy (2014-04-24). "Where Rachel Maddow Is Allowed end up Watch TV". NYMag. Archived hit upon the original on 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  21. ^VanHoose, Benjamin (20 November 2020). "Rachel Maddow Reveals Partner Susan Mikula Is Battling COVID-19 newest Emotional Return to MSNBC". People. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

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