Meet MIKI…

Growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, Mackenzie (MIKI) Spindler developed her artistic voice through curiosity, experimentation, and hands-on making. She sold her first painting at age eight and continued a self-driven exploration across mediums ranging from film photography to metalworking. In her early years, she was surrounded by a vibrant creative community — watching The City Museum take shape under the vision of Bob Cassilly, performing as a flying trapeze artist with Circus Flora, and touring alongside musician Sheryl Crow. These formative childhood experiences shaped the way she approaches space, possibility, and creative transformation, and continue to influence the way she sees the world today.

Spindler’s practice centers on mixed-media works that merge photography, found objects, and layered material processes to create a dimensional, tactile aesthetic. She often incorporates paper — which she describes as “romantic in such a digital world” — alongside industrial and organic elements. Her collaborations with street artists and production designers helped refine this direction, drawing inspiration from urban chaos, industrial environments, and themes of social reform.

In 2010, she established MIKISPIN in St. Louis, producing visual campaigns and photographing recording artists including Nelly and Debbie Harry.. At eighteen, she moved to Europe to expand her portfolio before relocating to New York City in 2012. There, she immersed herself in the art community, worked alongside key creative mentors, and contributed to projects such as establishing Soho Arts Club. in Andy Warhol’s former Factory space on Wooster Street.

Over the past decade, MIKI has exhibited extensively in New York City through both solo and group shows, showcased with Patricia Field’s Art Fashion, and self-produced work across major cultural events including Art Basel Miami, LA Art Week, and Paris Fashion Week.