Resume

Linda Mary Montano

The Art/Life Institute

9 John Street Saugerties, NY 12477 (TRANSFIGURATION HOME)

185 Abeel St. Kingston, NY 12401 (VISITATION HOME)

(845) 246-4482

lindamontano@hotmail.com

www.bobsart.org

www.lindamontano.com

www.vdb.org

www.amazon.com (Linda Montano Books)

Divine Mercy Center, Austin, TX, 1974-Present, Spiritual Practices

Ananda Ashram, Monroe, NY, 1971-1996, Meditation

U.T. Shotokan Karate Club 1991 - 1994, KARATE

Ulster Budokai, Kingston, NY, 1984-Present, Karate

Creative Music Studio, Woodstock, NY, 1981-1984, Shotokan Karate

Physical Studies Institute, Solano Beach, CA., 1977-81, Karate

Hobart Welding School, Troy, OH, Welding, 1969

University of Wisconsin, Madison, MFA Sculpture, 1966-69

Villa Schifanoia, Florence, Italy, M.A. Sculpture, 1965-66

College of New Rochelle, NY, B.A., Art, 1960-65

Maryknoll Sisters, Ossining, N.Y, Novitiate, 1960-62

2002

Bard College, Milton Avery Grad School of The Arts, July, 2 weeks

1991-1998

UT Austin, Asst. Prof., Performance.

1990

UCLA; Video/ Performance, Jan.-Mar.

1989

Ohio State University, Performance, Jan-Mar.

1988

Women's Studio Workshop, summer

Ohio State University, Performance/ Video, Jan.-Mar.

W.S.W., March-July.

1987

W.S.W., Aug. 1 & 2.

Omega,  Aug. 22 & 23.

Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia

1986

San Francisco Art Institute, March/April, Video/Performance.

1984

Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA, Jan.-Mar., Performance.

1983

Chicago Art Institute, Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL, "Video Performance," Feb. – Mar.

Zen Arts Center, Mt. Tremper, NY Performance, Summer, Karate for Children.

1982

Zen Arts Center, Mt. Tremper, N.Y., "Performance."

1981

Zen Arts Center, Woodstock, NY, "Performance."

San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, "Karate and Cooking for Performers."

Women's Building, Los Angeles, "Performance, " Jan.-May.

1979

San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, "Performance," 1978-79, Sept.-Jan.

1978

San Francisco State, San Francisco, "Performance,"  Sept.-Jan.

1975

U.C. Extension, San Francisco, CA, "Photography for Performers," Jan.-May.

St. Mary's Hospital, San Francisco, "Yoga Therapy," 1972-75.

1971

Nazareth College, Rochester, NY, "Sculpture," 1969-71.

1969

Edgewood College, Madison, Wisconsin, "Sculpture, Ceramics, Drawings."

2006-Present

Eucharistic Minister, Ulster County Jail

2007-2008

Outside Teacher: RPI; Ryder Cooley, MFA

2006-2007

Outside Teacher: Vermont College; Maria Chomentowski: MFA

2005

Voluntary Laughter Leader at  Assisted Living Centers

1998-2004

Primary caretaker  for  Henry J Montano, my father

2000

Costume designer for Minnette Lehmann's, SACRAMENTO-NILE, New Langton Arts, S.F.

Costume designer for Pauline Oliveros, Lunar opera, Lincoln Center, NYC, Oct. 18

1984

Record Cover Design for Lovely Music, Pauline Oliveros, The Wanderer.

1982

Record Cover Design for Lovely Music Records, NYC, Oliveros.

Co-editor, "Flue," Franklin Furnace, magazine, #3, Sex, Art, and Performance.

Office Manager, Creative Music, Studio, Woodstock, NY, 1981-1982

Co-editor with Linda Burnham, High Performance, v.4, Food and Art.

1981

Editor, "Karate,: Kinematics and Dynamics," Lester Ingber, Unique Pub.

1977-80

Children's teacher, Del Mar Daycare Center, Del Mar, CA

1977

Designer for "Rose Moon - Music Ritual by Pauline Oliveros.”

2001

Travel Grant, College Art Association

2000

Best performance artist 2000, from Chronogram, Brian Murphy, p.31

1997

UT Austin, Summer Research Award for Research in Benares, India

UT Austin, Special Research Grant for Performance Artists Talking

1995

Smithsonian Institute Archive: NEA Slides From Grant in Archive

1992

Bessie Award for Innovative Artists: 7 Years of Living Art.

Dance Theatre Workshop, NYC.

1991

PO & OE Edwards Foundation Grant

1990

WHO'S WHO IN AMERICAN ART

1988

NYSCA (WSW)

NYSCA (WSW)

Susan B. Anthony Award, Feb. Window for Peace.

Women’s Studio Workshop, Book Grant for the Art/Life Inst. Handbook.

NYSCA Grant through New Museum.

1986

NYS Foundation for the Arts.

ARTIES Award, 1st Annual Performance Art Award, Franklin Furnace.

1985

NEA Grant

1983

Women's Studio Workshop, grant for a collaboration, "Teresa."

1982

Associate Artist, Experimental Intermedia, 537 Broadway, NYC

Book Grant for publishing, "Before and After Art/ Life Counseling," W.S.W.

1981-76

Karate Green Belt, Shotokan Karate, P.S.I., Solana Beach, CA

1980-76

Associate Fellow, Center for Music Experiment, U.C.S.D.

1979-Present

Contributing Editor, "New Wilderness Letter," J. Rothenberg.

1977

N.E.A. Grant for Visual Artists.

1965

College of New Rochelle: McGoldrich Art Medal for interest, accomplishment, dedication, promise in art

2007

NY TIMES: The Art of Feminism:Holland Carter 3/9

Ulster County Press, County Approves Lease of Old Jail

Chronogram: Lucid Dreaming; Linda Montano by Beth Wilson, 46-49

Art in America; Feminism Unbound, summer, Nancy Princenthal,146.

2003

Art Scene, March, High Performance: The 1st Five Years, Vol. 22, J. Hofberg.

2001

Performance Art Journal, UC Press book of interviews, L Champagne

Woodstock Times, 5/10 The World's A Stage. A.B. Stern

Umbrella, 4/12, REVIEW UCPRESS, Performance Artists Talking

NY Times ,Your Life is in Your Computer 4/16 M. Mirapaul

Cinncinnatti Inquirer, "Pushing Art's Boundaries" J Demaline, 5/3

1999

Cleveland Free Times, Meet The Future, F Green, 4/21

Woodstock Times,  Living Saint Returns, Cassia Berman. Comments by Montano.

New Saugerties Times, Time For  A Poem. Dr Dolores Hull, 102 year old chiropractor.

Kingston Freeman, Action and Reaction, Blaise Schweitzer, Sept 28,1999

Woodstock Times, Is It Art If Noone Sees It? Kathy Norklun, Sept 30,1999

Almanac, Sept 30. Untitled

Times Hearld Record, Show Networks Artistic Minds, Barbara Wood. Oct 3

Casco Bay Weekly, Chakra Treatment, Pat Simms. Oct 29, p 25

Free Press,  Univ of S. Maine, Fall Colors, Phillip Otonoll, Nov 1

Daily Freeman: Action and Reaction, Blaise Schweitzer, Sept, 28

Poughkeepsie Journal, Talent to Converge on Suny, Michelle Vellucci, Sept 27

Cleveland Free Times: Meet the Future, Frank Green, April 27

The Plain Dealer, Cleveland Art Festival Blows Own Horn for the Last Time, Cindy Barber, April 27

The American Record Guide: Newest Music, March

Bay Windows, I Want To Live, Liane Curtis, March 25

Daily Freeman, Artist Head for Other Ulster, Bonnie Langston, March 15

Toronto Eye, The Art of Endurance, Rebecca Todd, Jan 28

1998

Austin American Statesman, Giant Parents Scare Their Kids, Sherman Kaye Bass, Dec 2

Express: The East Bay Free Weekly, Hearsay, Sept 11

Village Voice, A Brief History of Outrage, C. Carr. Sept 22

San Francisco Examiner, Back to Our Own Irreality, Bob Morse, Sept 23

Fanfare, Lesbian American Composers, Sept,

Washington Blade, The Point Music Notes, DC Culbertson, July 10

N.Y.Times, NY Today, Music Sound Advice; Are They or Aren't They, Ira Rosenbloom, July

Austin Chronicle, Academic Failure? Tenure Process Eludes Women, Minorities At UT, June 19

Baltimore Alternative, They're Here, They're Queer and They're on CD, DC Culbertson

1996

Vox, London, October 1996, "The New Wave of the New Age"

The Standard, London, October 11, 1996, "Wave Power"

1995

Dallas Morning News, April 30, 1995, "Artists Explore Gender," Janet Kietner.

The New York Times, April 2, 1995, "Still a Credo for Artists: Do As You Please," Roberta Smith.

The Daily Texan, "High Performance." Photo of Faculty Show, October 13, 1995

1994

Austin Chronicle:  "Bodies of Art," Karen Lillis, October 28, p 38.

Daily Texan: "56th Art Faculty Exhibition," Cathy Garcia, Nov 21.

Spectator: "Comes Naturally," David Steinberg, "Requiem For the Sprinkle Salon"

Austin American Statesman: "Artists Make Day Without Art Meaningful”, Sandra Goldman

NY Times Books, Going to Extremes, Steven Salesberg, Review of On Edge by Candy Carr, March 1, 1994

Cleveland Free Times, "Pinning it Down," Amy Sparks, Vol. 2, Issue 22, February 23.

Dialogue/Arts In The Midwest,, "The Canonization of Chaos," Amy Sparks, March

Ulster Magazine, "Notes From the Underground," Mikhail Horowitz, Spring

Austin American-Statesman, "Fernos Tilts Gender Rules," Belinda Acosta, August 13.

Museum of Modern Art Magazine, Winter, "The Museum Acquires a Pioneering, Collection of Artists

Books," Alexandra Anderson - Spring

1993

Austin American Statesman, "Artist's Life Becomes Canvas for Expression," Sandra Goldman.

Daily Texan, "Faculty Exhibition Offers Variety," Stacey Swann, Nov. 30

Austin Chronicle:  "The Art of Instruction," Rebecca Levy, December 3

Austin Chronicle:  "Top 10 Happenings of '93," Rebecca Levy, January

1992

Avanti:  Journal Austin Vis. A.A.: "Is Art About Taste? " Gerald Burns

The Austin Chronicle, "News of the Weird"

NY Post: Bessie Winners Cut It on Edge, A. Farolino, 9/12

High Performance: Book Review, Angry Women.

1991

NY Times, "Meditation on Playfulness," S. Holden, 1/21

NY Times: "Inspir. from Dreams, Spirits & the Center of Earth," C. Hagen, 11/8

Village Voice: "Lives of the Saints," Arlene Raven, Dec.

1990

Village Voice, "Artists Working," Elizabeth Hess, 12/8.

NY Times, "Echoes of the '60s and '70s among the Known and Little-known," R. Smith, 11/30.

1989

Daily Freeman, "Quartet of Guides Lead Women to Self-discovery," B. Langston.

1988

Times Herald Records, "Off the Wall," D. Scacciafrerro, 5/27.

Village Voice, "Scene & Heard," R. Atkins, 3/24.

Woodstock Times, "Experiencing the Chakras Together," P. Blum, 6/16.

ArtWeek, "Women Recording Themselves, "C. Tamblyn, 4/16.

Dialogues, Summer, "Earth, Air, Fire, Water,"  Jean Robertson.

NY Woman, Jan., "A Change of Art," Deborah Michael.

S.F. Tribune, "Art Notes," April 8, Roger Yim.

Ohio State Lantern, "Aims to Alleviate Fear."

Village Voice, "Not So Still Life," Guy Trebay, Feb. 16.

Columbus Dispatch, "Performance Offers Surprises," Feb. 1.

Ohio State Lantern, "Hindu Philosophy Rules Artists Actions."

1987

Village Voice, "The Return of Bah Humbug," C. Carr, Dec. 29.

Kingston Daily Freeman, "Life is Art," Bonnie Langston, July 29.

Art Beat, "A Merge Of Mediums," Tony Reveaux, April 1

Spy Magazine, "The 7 Year Itch," Bradley Block, Nov.

Shift Magazine, "Linda Montano," Kathy Brew.

1986

Vandidades, "Of Art and of Life," Jan. 14.

Voyager World Airways, Feb., "Making Art of Everyday Life at N.M.":

Times Herald Record, "But is it Art?" Feb., Chris Farkles.

Villager, Feb., "Life's Art and Vice-versa, at the New Museum," N. Brown.

Village Voice, Feb., "Body Art, Ordeal Art, Talk Art," Cindy Carr.

The New Yorker, Feb., "The Talk of the Town."

Daily News, "The New Museum Grows Up," Joan Shephard, 2/23.

N.Y. Times, "Choices Presents an Aesthetic of Daily Life," M. Brenson, 3/7.

S.F. Examiner, "The Same Art that's been Happening," W. McKebben.

The New Manhattan, Review, Art, Lovelace, April.

Village Voice, "Weeks Events," Guy Trebay, 4/25.

Photo Japon, "The View from Now Yorx Show Window," 4/86.

The New York Times, "Celebrating the Futurists of Past and Present," 4/25-8. Arts, Review, Choices, 4/86.

NY.Times, "They Seek Spiritual Meaning in a Time of Skepticism," M. Brenson.

Ohio State University, "Linda Montano: How to Make Art of Daily Life?" Spring '86.

The Drama Review, Spring, High Performance, "Art and Me," L. Burnham. Flesh Theory, Issue 1-3.

Woodstock Times, "Money for Art's Sake," Rebecca Daniels, June, '86.

Village Voice, "Spendor in the Crass," C. Carr, Nov. 26.

Poughkeepsie Journal, May, "Exhibit Stresses the Female Point of View."

1985

New Age, Oct. '85, "Art Therapy Soho Style."

Woodstock Times, Aug. 22, "Life As Bad Art," Clove.

105 Magazine, "Transcendental Tour, "Taylor & Tynan, June 8.

Dial, June, "Art," T. Brown.

Star News, Pasadena, April 17.

World of Interiors, "A Guinea Pig for Consciousness," March '85.

Stroll Magazine, v.1, "Linda Montano at the New Museum," M. Burgess.

ArtForum, Summer '85, "I Think Therefore I Am," T. McEvilley.

Wide Angle,  "Resimulation Video Art," M. White."

1984

High Performance #17, "One Year, Art/ Life Performance," A & A Grey.

Vogue, Dec. "Bondage & Discipline & Solipsism."  L. Lieberman.

Woodstock Times, #46, "Bonded Art of Linda Montano, "Tram Combs.

Kingston Daily Freeman, Dec. 14, ____????_____

ArtForum, Nov. Review, NY, T. McEvilley, p.98-99.

N.Y.Times Magazine, Nov. 4, "9 to 5," M. Dowd.

Millerton Record, Nov. 9, "Art," Chris Farkle.

Hsiung Shih, Art Monthly, Aug.," Never Cut God, Wong Fu Dong."

Performance Live Art, Sept./Oct., "The Untying," Barbara Lehmann.

Art in America, Sept., "Hardship Art," Jill Johnston, p. 176.

St. Paul Pioneer Press, Sept. 21, "Avant-Garde Art Gives New Meaning."

Frankfurter Rundschan, July 6, "One Year Performance," Art/ Life.

Village Voice,  "Roped," Cindy Carr, July 10.

China Times, "Artists Together, Now Apart," July 5.

Center Daily News, "Tehching Hsieh finishes one year with Linda Montano."

L.A. Weekly, "Film Rival Comes to Town," July 13.

World Journal, "Couple Cuts the Rope," 7/5.

New York Post, "Independence Day for two Artists," R. Pierson, 7/4.

London Sunday Times, "At the End of Their Tether," 7/1, Rose Kernocha.

Brutus, (Japan), Review, 5/1.

Burlington Free Press, 3/13.  "UVM Hosts Top Knot Display," Wm. Braun.

Chicago Tribune, 3/11, "Tying Life to Art, a 1 Year Challenge," C. LeRoux.

Burlington Free Press, 3/\9, "Art Project Ties them Together," Maggie Maurice.

The Vermont Vanguard, 3/3, "Is This Knot Art?" Pamela Polston

Temple Times, 3/1, V.14, "Ties that Bind: Visiting Artists Test Emotion."

Novoye Russkoye Sovo, 1/13, p.57, "Two Artists Tied."

Weekly World News, (A.P.), 1/31, "Ties that Bind."

1983

Independent Journal, San Francisco, "They've Tied the Knot for Art's Sake," Dec. 30.

Gainesville Sun, "The Nylon Rope that Binds," Dec. 27.

Japan Times, Dec., "Couple Rope themselves Together for Art."

Albany Times Union, Dec. 26, "8 Ft. Rope Ties 2 Together for 1 Year in Test."

The News Herald, Willoughby, Ohio, Dec. 27, "Art."

The L.A. Times, Dec. 265, "Touch Me Not Art at Rope's End."

Newsday, L.I., "So Close Yet So Far for So Long," Dec. 27.

Detroit Free Press, Dec. 19, "Pair Roped for Better or for Worse," for Art.

Centre Daily News, (Chinese), Dec. 22, "Tied for a Year,".

World Journal East, Dec. 21, "Couple Tied with a "Rope for a Year."

Boston Globe , Dec. 5, "Tied to their Art," Mark McCain.

New York Magazine, Dec. 12, "A Manifesto that Moves," Kay Larson.

New York Post, Knotty Artists are All Tied Up," Dec. 27, Sam Rosenjohn.

High Performance, Nov../ Issue 24, p.6, "Action," p.210, Top Performances '83."

Village Voice, Centerfold, Nov. 8, Kim Levin, #45.

Art Forum, Oct. P. 75, "Review:," Linda Burnham.

ArtWeek, Oct. 29, "Images of Women," Betty Brown, v.14, #36.

Village Voice, Oct., "Brief Encounters," S. Baines, "The Amazing Decade," Roth.

Art Forum, Summer, "Art in the Dark," Tom McEvilley, p,.62.

Hsiung Shih, Aug. #150, "Linda Montano & Tehching Hsieh Tied for a Year."

Sontagsblick, Switzerland, Aug. 14, "Couple Tied," Atillio Seil Tick.

Woodstock Times, July 7, "Entertainment," Ned Bobcoff.

Woodstock Times, "Linda Montano on St. Teresa of Avila," July 7, Combs.

Syndicated Press, England, July 7.

Syndicated Press, Germany, July 7 Der Spiegel, Tee Perrier.

Centre Daily News, July 7, "New Definitions of Intimacy," Chen Su.

World Journal East, "L.M., T.H. tie with Rope," Cecilia Young.

Wall Street Journal, "Long & Very Close Relationship Looms for 2," K. Hughes.

Washington Review, Jan., P. 26, Lee Fleming.

1982

AfterImage, Nov. v.10, #4, review of "Sex, Performance & the '80's."

The Small Press Review, May, v.14, #5, p. 12, "Art in Everyday Life," G. Meyers.

Woodstock Times, v.11, #24, June, L. Hollbeck, "Art in Everyday Life."

Sunday Patriot News, "Printed Matter," George Myers.

1981

Ear Magazine, May, V.6, #4, Doris Hays, "Linda Montano's Video."

The Old Dutch Post Star, Saugerties, NY, "Book Review," V. Benjamin, Oct.

Pennsylvania Express, Geo. Meyers Jr., "Art in Everyday Life."

Umbrella, Judith Hofberg, v.4, #5, Nov., p. 134, "Art in Everyday Life."

The Old Dutch Post Star, Saugerties, NY, "Book Review," V. Benjamin, Oct.

The Register, Watsonville, CA, "Festival Artists Seen Not Heard," J. Hudson, Aug. 29.

San Diego Union, "Performance Art: It's a Novel Approach," N. Davis, June 6.

San Francisco Paper, "Crucified on Martinis," Allison Cheek, April.

1980

New York Times, "The Bathroom Comes to the Kitchen."

Hartford Courant, "Improvisations Enhance Concert," Jas. Sellers, May.

ArtWeek, "Extracts of a Decade," J. Ross, Jan. 26.

ArtWeek, Terry Fox-Sounds and Movement," J. Ross, Feb. 16.

S.F. Examiner, "Documentary of a Decade's Art Antics, " A. Temco, 1/20.

S.F. Bay Area Guardian, "The Senility of the '70's," New Art Made Old," R. Atkins.

Los Angeles Times, "What's Going on Here?," W. Wilson, June 6.

1977

Los Angeles Times, "Samples from a Videotape Palette," W. Wilson, June 6.

Triton Times, "Experiences Shared by Artists," D. Schwartz, U.C.S.D., Sept. 28.

1975

San Francisco Chronicle, "The Universality of Schlock," T. Albright, Dec. 11.

1972

S.F. Examiner, "Linda's One Woman 'Lying in State' Show," S. Berman, 10/11.

L.A. Times, "Sculptress in Bed Constitutes her Art," UPS, Oct.

ArtWeek, "All About Birds," Mollie O'Neill, Oct..

1971

New York Times, "Living Sculpture."

1969

Milwaukee Journal, "Light, Minimal Art Dominates State Show, " D. Key, Mar.

Whitfield, Tony, Fuse Magazine, Toronto, Canada, "Dressing our Wounds," 1982.

Whitfield, Tony, Live Magazine, 6/7, P.A.J., "Dressing Up, Acting Out," 1982.

Knowles, Alison, Cumberland Review, Article on Performance, 1982.

Hannan, Joseph, Live: Performance Art, #3, 1980, review of "Listening to the '80's."

Roth, Moira, Performance , "Anthology: Women's Performance in So. California," 1980.

Roth, Moira, ArtForum, "Visions and Revisions," 1980.

Roth, Moira, Performing Arts Journal, m.4, #3, "A Star is Born," 1980.

Burnham, Linda, High Performance, v.2, #3, 1979, "Performance Art in So. California."

Shank, Teodore, The Drama Review, v. 23, #1, "Mitchell's Death," March, 1979.

Roth, Moira, High Performance, v.#4, Interviewed by M. Roth, Dec. '78.

Roth, Moira, New Performance: West Coast Art, v.1, #3, "Mitchell's Death," 1978.

Roth, Moira, Arts Magazine, "Towards a History of Performance," Dec. '78.

Kleb, William, Performing Arts Journal, Winter 1977, v.1, #3, "California Performance."

Marioni, T., Vision California, Edited by Marioni, 1975

www.amazon.com (Linda Montano Books)

2008

NY STATE OF MIND: Shaheen Merali, Ana Mendieta Interview, 56-57

2007

Kingston Biennial Sculpture Catalog; field guide

Art Works Cat; Dail Freeman/Arts Socie