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

Understanding Myself as an Amphibian

2026

Carpet Cleaners

2002

as Buff, the Carpet Cleaner

Lesbian National Parks and Services Presents: Endangered Species

2009

Medusa Raw

1992

Good Citizen: Betty Baker

1996

as Betty Baker

Lesbian National Parks and Services: A Force of Nature

2002

as Lesbian Ranger 2

Through the Looking Glass

1999

as White Queen

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The Bisexual Kingdom

1987

as Friend

A Day in the Life of a Bull-Dyke

1995

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