Shawna Dempsey

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Biography

Shawna Dempsey is a Canadian performance artist and filmmaker. Dempsey and her frequent collaborator, Lorri Millan, have been creating short and cutting feminist pieces since 1989.

Known For

Good Citizen: Betty Baker

1996

as Betty Baker

Understanding Myself as an Amphibian

2026

Lesbian National Parks and Services Presents: Endangered Species

2009

Carpet Cleaners

2002

as Buff, the Carpet Cleaner

A Day in the Life of a Bull-Dyke

1995

as Babe in Bed / Screamer #3 / Waver #10 / Proud Marcher #6

Through the Looking Glass

1999

as White Queen

Lesbian National Parks and Services: A Force of Nature

2002

as Lesbian Ranger 2

Medusa Raw

1992

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The Bisexual Kingdom

1987

as Friend