Cathy Sisler is an American artist, born in

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. Since 1965, she has been living in

Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the population ...

. She is a musician, writer and a touring

performance art Performance art is an artwork or art exhibition created through actions executed by the artist or other participants. It may be witnessed live or through documentation, spontaneously developed or written, and is traditionally presented to a pu ...

ist. In 1997, her piece ''Lullaby for the Almost Falling Woman'', concerning a woman seeking employment and experiencing a series of falls, won Prix de jury at the festival du Cinéma et des Nouveaux Médias. Her 1994 film ''Mr B.'' presented Sisler herself in drag as a man. She is a member of English/French language female performance art group, Groupe Intervention Video. Her name appears in the lyrics of the

Le Tigre Le Tigre (, ; French for "The Tiger") is an American art punk and riot grrrl band formed by Kathleen Hanna (of Bikini Kill), Johanna Fateman and Sadie Benning in 1998 in New York City. Benning left in 2000 and was replaced by JD Samson. ...

song "

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Groupe Intervention Video biography
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