BEHIND THE CAMERA

McKayla Chandler is an Interdisciplinary artist from Minneapolis, MN living and working in Los Angeles, CA. 

Deeply inspired by her family photo albums that documented her own growth and experiences - Chandler builds on this foundation, striving to create contemporary art that threads a multitude of stories. Her work combines traditional portraiture, editorial, intimate sculptures and archival family imagery. She is dedicated to exploring new perspectives through a multitude of mediums and expanding boundaries to create powerful and emotive imagery.

Select Clients: Converse, Apple, Google, Rare Beauty, Adidas, Avant Arte, RCA Records, WSJ

mchandler.bookings@gmail.com


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b. 1996 Gary Indiana, raised in Minneapolis, MN

Education

AUGUST  2014 - JUNE 2015

The Art Institute of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN - Arts & Humanities

AUGUST  2015 - JUNE 2017
Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA - Photography

Achievements & Awards

FEBRUARY 2025 GROUP SHOW, The Will to Love, Golden West College, Huntington Beach, CA

JUNE 2024 Aperture, The Armory Show, Javits Center, New York, NY

APRIL 2024 Aperture, Expo Chicago, Chicago, IL

FEBRUARY 2024 Gallery 90220, Frieze Art Fair, Santa Monica, CA

AUGUST 2023 For Freedoms, Photo Fairs, Javits Center, New York, NY

MAY 2023, GROUP SHOW Google, Through Fire & Thunder, Pioneer Works, New York

2023 Converse All Stars Project Grant

2023 Lightning Fund Award

2022 - 2023 Google Image Equity Grant & Fellowship


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