Bio
Born in Wisconsin (USA) and based in Canada since 1965, Cathy Sisler was a videographer, musician, performer, painter and writer. During the 1990s and at the beginning of 2000, she created different characters: the Spinning Woman, the Staggering Woman and the Falling Woman. Her work raises the question of a fragility that is explored through the notion of the double and the marginalized body.
She won the Jury Prize at the Festival du cinéma et des nouveaux médias (Montreal, 1997), and was nominated for best video at the 16th Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois (Montreal, 1997). Her video The Better Me (1995) is part of the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
Recently Cathy Sisler worked for Start Me Up Niagara, a shelter for the homeless, where she collaborated with the Art Garage, a space where street people are invited to create, make art and express themselves without constraint or judgement.