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| OBJECTIVE |
To perform, teach, exhibit, consult, make videos, write books about the practice of living art. |
| EDUCATION |
Karate/Meditation Training |
Sculpture at Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison |
Sculpture at Villa Schifanoia, Florence |
Art Major, College of New Rochelle |
Hobart Welding School |
Novice at Maryknoll Sisters |
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| PERFORMANCES Performed in over 300 art venues including: |
Cleveland Public Theatre |
New Museum |
Chicago Art Institute |
Cleveland Museum |
Diverse Works |
San Francisco Art Institute |
The Kitchen |
MOMA, San Francisco |
Snug Harbor |
Andrea Rosen Gallery |
Paula Cooper Gallery |
Temple University |
ICA, London |
Opus 40 |
Womens Building |
University of Kansas |
Mills College |
MOCA, San Francisco |
Bard College |
Camerawork Gallery |
UC Santa Cruz |
Hallwalls |
SF State |
Laguna Gloria |
Art/Life Institute |
Mass College of Art |
Ananda Ashram |
AÕdam School For Dance |
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| REVIEWS Reviewed in over 200 venues including: |
High Performance Mag. |
Washington Review |
London Sunday Times |
Japan Times |
New Yorker |
Milwaukee Journal |
Dallas Morning News |
Vogue |
MOMA Magazine |
LA Times |
Art Forum |
Shift Magazine |
SF Bay Guardian |
Woodstock Times |
NY Magazine |
Village Voice |
Drama Review |
NY Post |
Art in America |
Art Week |
| PUBLICATIONS Have written articles in over 20 journals and art related books including: |
High Performance Mag. |
Womens Artist News |
Ear Magazine |
The Act |
Harpers |
La Mammelle Magazine |
The Drama Review |
Binnewater Times |
The Poetry Reading |
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| VIDEOS Over 20 videos distributed by the Video Data Bank (1-800-634-8544, www.vdb.org, info@vdb.org) including: |
| Handcuff |
Anorexia Nervosa |
The Seven Chakras |
Love Sex |
MitchellÕs Death |
| Sister Speaks About Non-Violence |
Learning To Talk |
Seven Stages Of Intoxication, A Study of Menopause |
The Seven Spiritual Lives Of Linda Montano |
Sharada, Wife of Ramakrishna |
| Benares |
Benares Edited |
Chakraphonics |
Sister Speaks About Tenure |
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| VIDEO SHOWS Videos have been shown at over 400 venues including: |
Indiana State University |
New York University |
Artists Space |
New Yorker |
MOCA, San Francisco |
Long Beach Museum |
The Whitney |
Northwestern University |
Woodstock Times |
Ontario College of Art |
Gallery 911 |
MOMA,New York |
ICP, New York |
LA Times |
Ohio State University |
Reed College |
New Museum |
LACMA |
NY Magazine |
Evanston Art Center |
San Francisco Art Institute |
RISD |
MOMA Magazine |
Geneva Video Festival |
Duke University |
| TEACHING Taught Performance Art, History of Performance and Sculpture long term at: |
Univ. of Texas, Austin |
San Francisco Art Institute |
Ohio State University |
Womens Building |
Mills College |
Univ. of California, LA |
Edgewood College |
Tyler School of Art |
Nazareth College |
Chicago Art Institute |
San Francisco State |
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| WORKSHOP TEACHING Taught workshops at over 200 venues including: |
Univ. of Texas, Arlington |
Univ. of Ca., Los Angeles |
University of Kansas |
Mills College |
Zen Arts Center |
Rensselear Polytech Inst. |
Univ. of Southern Cal. |
San Francisco State |
New York University |
Womens Building |
Univ. Of Ca., San Diego |
Cornish School Omega |
Ananda Ashram |
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| CRITICAL REVIEWS The following critics and artists have cited my work: |
Laura Cottingham |
Tom Marioni |
C Carr |
Jennifer Fisher |
Kristine Stiles |
Christine Tamblyn |
Moira Roth |
Robert Ayers |
A&A Grey |
Roselee Goldberg |
Chris Straye |
Lucy Lippard |
Martha Wilson |
Marcia Tucker |
Lyn Blumenthal |
Jill Johnston |
Robert Atkins |
Robin Brentano |
Linda Burnham |
David Ross |
Richard Schechner |
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| AWARDS Have received over 13 grants/awards including: |
Edwards Foundation Grant |
N.Y. State Council of the Arts Award |
Univ. of Texas Summer Rsch Grant |
Arties Award |
NEA -1977/1985 |
| N.Y. Foundation of the Arts Grant |
Womens Studio Workshop Book Grant |
Univ. of Texas Research Stipend |
Bessie Award |
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| BOOKS PUBLISHED Have published six books including: |
Letters from Linda M. Montano |
Performance Artists Talking |
Art In Everyday Life |
Paulines Proverbs |
Mildreds Death |
Before And After Art/Life Counseling |
The Art/Life Institute Handbook |
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| PERFORMANCES COMPLETED Have completed durational performances including: |
Handcuff With Tom Marioni, 3 Days, 1981 |
Chakraphonics, A Seven Hour Sounding of the Chakras, 1991-1995 |
Art/Life Counseling, New Museum, 1984-1991 |
21 Years Of Living Art, 1998-2019 |
| Participated In Tehching HsiehÕs, One Year Performance, Tied With A Rope, 1983, 1984 |
Blood Family Art and Dad Art, 1998-present |
| 14 Years Of Living Art, Paying Attention To The Chakras, 1984-1998 |
Week Blindfolded, 1972, 1973, 1975 |
| Listening To My Heart, 3 Days |
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