Spencer Luckey


Spencer Walker Luckey is an American artist, "Kid Architect", and president of Luckey Climbers, a design/fabrication firm that specializes in climbing sculptures for children's museums and other institutions world-wide.

Biography

Spencer was raised in Short Beach, Connecticut by artist Tom Luckey and Elizabeth Mason. He attended the Foote School, followed by Northfield Mount Hermon and is a graduate of Connecticut College and Yale School of Architecture. He is married to artist Briah Uhl, and they have a son, Clyde.

Luckey Climbers

Spencer took over operations in 2006 after his father, Tom Luckey, became paralyzed. Spencer has been responsible for the design, fabrication and installation of the climbers. While the head of Luckey Climbers, Spencer has introduced digitally-based techniques of shaping and structural analysis, his work marks a departure from the analog mode of his father. Luckey Climbers has expanded internationally. Works installed under Spencer include:

ProjectLocationClientDate
Ala Moana CenterHonolulu, HawaiiBrookfield Properties2016
Aquarium at the BoardwalkBranson, MissouriKuvera and Partners2021
Boston Children's MuseumBoston, MassachusettsBoston Children's Museum2016
Children's Discovery MuseumNormal, IllinoisCity of Normal, Illinois2022
Children's Museum of La CrosseLa Crosse, WisconsinChildren's Museum of La Crosse2016
The Franklin InstitutePhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaThe Franklin Institute2016
Irvine Spectrum CenterIrvine, CaliforniaThe Irvine Company2017
Liberty Science CenterJersey City, New JerseyLiberty Science Center2018
Museum of SolutionsMumbai, IndiaMuseum of Solutions2023
River Pointe ChurchMidland, TexasRiver Pointe Church2017
Symphony of the Seas, Harmony of the Seas, Mariner of the Seas, Freedom of the Seas, Independence of the SeasInternationalRoyal Caribbean International2016, 2017, 2018, 2021
Trapiche Museo InteractivoLos Mochis, MexicoTrapiche Museo Interactivo2016
W5Belfast, Northern IrelandOdyssey Place2016

''Luckey (2008)''

Spencer and his family are featured in the documentary Luckey, which focuses on Luckey Climbers in the aftermath of the accident which left Tom Luckey paralyzed. The film was shown at SxSW and other festivals, as well as on the Sundance Channel.