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Jacky Connolly (born 1990) is an American filmmaker and video artist.

Artistic practice

Connolly is known for her machinima filmmaking technique. She often uses The Sims, a life simulation game that she first played in the early 2000s, to create her films.

In 2022, Connolly participated in the 2022 Whitney Biennial curated by Adrienne Edwards and David Breslin.

Filmography

• Hudson Valley Ruins, 2016
• Ariadne, 2019

Exhibitions and screenings

• Ariadne, Downs & Ross, Downs & Ross - Jun – Aug 2019
• Hudson Valley Ruins, Atlanta Contemporary - Dec 2016 – Jan 2017
• Hudson Valley Ruins, The Whitney Museum of American Art - Jan 2017

Education

Connolly earned a BFA in Photography, Art History, and Critical Studies from Bard College at Simon's Rock in 2011. In 2016, she earned an MFA in Digital Arts and MSc in Library and Information Science from Pratt Institute.

References

1. ^ "Sims 3, Suburban Horror, and the Sinister Genius of Jacky Connolly". pastemagazine.com. 2017-01-15. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
2. ^ "Jacky Connolly Biography, Artworks & Exhibitions". ocula.com. 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
3. "Jacky Connolly". whitney.org. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
4. "Vdrome". Vdrome. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
5. ^ "GAME ART: JACKY CONNOLLY'S ARIADNE (2019)". GAMESCENES. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
6. "Jacky Connolly's "Shadows on the Hudson" - Criticism - art-agenda". www.art-agenda.com. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
7. ^ Studio, Familiar. "Jacky Connolly". Atlanta Contemporary. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
8. "Artist Profile: Jacky Connolly". rhizome.org. 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
9. "Jacky Connolly: Mining Memories for Suburban Fantasies". killscreen.com. 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
10. Mitter, Siddhartha (2022-01-25). "Whitney Biennial Picks 63 Artists to Take Stock of Now". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
11. "Ariadne. JACKY CONNOLLY - Exhibition at Downs & Ross in New York". ArtRabbit. Retrieved 2022-02-04.

External links

• Artist Profile: Jacky Connolly by Emma Hazen - Rhizome - 2016
• Jacky Connolly's Computer-Generated Doom by Josie Thaddeus-Johns - Art in America - 2022

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