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:

Project Location Client Date Ala Moana Center Honolulu, Hawaii Brookfield Properties 2016 Aquarium at the Boardwalk Branson, Missouri Kuvera and Partners 2021 Boston Children's Museum Boston, Massachusetts Boston Children's Museum 2016 Children's Discovery Museum Normal, Illinois City of Normal, Illinois 2022 Children's Museum of La Crosse La Crosse, Wisconsin Children's Museum of La Crosse 2016 The Franklin Institute Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Franklin Institute 2016 Irvine Spectrum Center Irvine, California The Irvine Company 2017 Liberty Science Center Jersey City, New Jersey Liberty Science Center 2018 Museum of Solutions Mumbai, India Museum of Solutions 2023 River Pointe Church Midland, Texas River Pointe Church 2017 Symphony of the Seas, Harmony of the Seas, Mariner of the Seas, Freedom of the Seas, Independence of the Seas International Royal Caribbean International 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021 Trapiche Museo Interactivo Los Mochis, Mexico Trapiche Museo Interactivo 2016 W5 Belfast, Northern Ireland Odyssey Place 2016

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.