Meet MIKI…
Norwegian blooded, American born (1992) in St. Louis, Missouri, Mackenzie (MIKI) Spindler brings contemporary art beyond visionary standards with unique experience and skill. Selling her first painting at age 8, she continued a self-taught journey into different mediums from film photography to metal working. Growing up with her Artist-father and Muse-mother, Mackenzie was constantly influenced by surrounding creatives. She watched The City Museum come to life as legendary Bob Cassilly built it from the ground up. She was a flying trapeze artist with Circus Flora. She toured with musical icon Sheryl Crow. These kind of childhood experiences are why she walks into any given environment and sees potential to create art.
The artist implements her images and found objects into mixed medium paintings resulting in a three-dimensional aesthetic. Spindler often uses paper, which she describes as "romantic in such a digital world", in combination with many other materials. Her past collaborations with street artists and production designers have fueled this creative direction. Inspired by urban chaos, industrial influence and social reform; her eye to capture, partnered with her hand to paint creates these unique mixed medium works of art.
Spindler established MIKISPIN in 2010 in Saint Louis, Missouri, shooting promotional campaigns and recording artists such as Nelly and Debbie Harry. At age 18, she made way to Europe building a portfolio that eventually brought the artist to New York City in 2012. Here, she learned from primary art influencers and sought rare opportunities such as working in Andy Warhol's former Factory on Wooster St. establishing Soho Arts Club.
MIKI has had countless solo and group exhibits in New York over the past decade. She has showcased with Patricia Field in Art Fashion. Year after year she has self-produced in Art Basel Miami, LA Art Week, and Paris Fashion Week.