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John Killacky
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
from the Chittenden-7-3 district
Assumed office
2019
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Other political
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Democratic
SpouseLawrence Connolly[1]

John R. Killacky is an American politician, former arts administrator, and artist. He was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 2019 and served two terms. Before his retirement in 2018, Killacky was the head of the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in Burlington, Vermont.[2] Killacky also was an arts program officer with the San Francisco Foundation.[3]

He has written numerous publications on the arts and written and directed several award-winning short films and videos. His videos have been screened in festivals, galleries, museums, hospitals, and universities world-wide and are in the collections of numerous libraries and universities. His work has been televised locally in Houston, Minnesota, and Vermont, and nationally on Free Speech TV, PBS, and Cultura24 in Holland.[4]

He curated a retrospective photography exhibition, Dona Ann McAdams: Performative Acts, that toured to five venues in Vermont (2019–2021) and was artist in residence at Champlain College Art Gallery, co-curating FluxFest (2023).[5]

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  1. ^ "Representative John Killacky". legislature.vermont.gov.
  2. ^ Polston, Pamela. "Exiting the Flynn Center, John Killacky Looks to the Future". Seven Days.
  3. ^ Garofoli, Joe (May 2, 2003). "Ella King Torrey - ex-president of S.F. Art Institute". SFGate. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "New video exhibit by former Vermont lawmaker offers meditations on grief and art-making". Vermont Public. February 10, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  5. ^ Lilly, Amy. "At Champlain College, John Killacky Revisits an Art Movement With FluxFest". Seven Days. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "Rep. John Killacky Publishes New Book Reflecting On His 30 Years Of Cultural Work". Vermont Public Radio. September 4, 2021.

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