LINDA M. MONTANO | RESUME

The Art/Life Institute
185 Abeel Street
Kingston, New York 12401

lindamontano@hotmail.com

www.bobsart.org

OBJECTIVE: To perform, teach, exhibit, consult, make videos, write books about the practice of living art.

EDUCATION: Karate/Meditation Training

Hobart Welding School

Sculpture at University of Wisconsin, Madison

Sculpture at Villa Schifanoia, Florence

Art Major, College of New Rochelle

Novice at Maryknoll Sisters

PERFORMANCES: Performed in over 300 art venues including:

Cleveland Public Theatre
ICA, London
UC Santa Cruz
Art/Life Institute
Amsterdam School For Dance
MOCA, San Francisco
Hallwalls Diverse Works
San Francisco Art Institute
SF State
Cleveland Museum
Andrea Rosen Gallery
Paula Cooper Gallery
New Museum
Snug Harbor
Womens Building
University of Kansas
The Kitchen
Opus 40
Ananda Ashram
Chicago Art Institute
Temple University
Bard College
Camerawork Gallery
MOMA, San Francisco
Mills College
Laguna Gloria Mass College of Art

REVIEWS: Reviewed in over 200 venues including:

High Performance Magazine
Dallas Morning News
MOMA Magazine
Village Voice
Milwaukee Journal
Shift Magazine
New Yorker
Drama Review
Art Forum
Vogue
Woodstock Times
NY Post
Washington Review
SF Bay Guardian
LA Times
Art in America
London Sunday Times
Japan Times
NY Magazine
Art Week

PUBLICATIONS: Have written articles in over 20 journals and art related books including:

High Performance Magazine
The Drama Review
The Act
Womens Artist News
Ear Magazine
The Poetry Reading
La Mammelle Magazine
Binnewater Times
Harpers

VIDEOS: Over 20 videos distributed by the Video Data Bank (1-800-634-8544, www.vdb.org, info@vdb.org) including:

Sister Speaks About Tenure
Benares
Sister Speaks About Non-Violence
The Seven Chakras
The Seven Spiritual Lives Of Linda Montano
Learning To Talk
Seven Stages Of Intoxication, A Study of Menopause
Handcuff
Sharada, Wife of Ramakrishna
Chakraphonics
Anorexia Nervosa
Benares Edited
Mitchell’s Death
Love Sex

VIDEO SHOWS: Videos have been shown at over 400 venues including:

Indiana State University
MOMA,New York
Geneva Video Festival
Long Beach Museum
New Museum
MOCA, San Francisco
Gallery 911
RISD
Ontario College of Art
Reed College
Artists Space
Ohio State University
San Francisco Art Institute
Northwestern University
Evanston Art Center
New York University
ICP, New York
Duke University
The Whitney
LACMA

TEACHING: Taught Performance Art, History of Performance and Sculpture long term at:

University of Texas, Austin
Ohio State University
Mills College
University of California, LA
Tyler School of Art
Chicago Art Institute
San Francisco Art Institute
Womens Building
San Francisco State
Edgewood College
Nazareth College

WORKSHOP TEACHING: Taught workshops at over 200 venues including:

University of Texas, Arlington
San Francisco State
Rensselear Polytechnic Institute
Mills College
University Of California, San Diego
Zen Arts Center
University of California, LA
New York University
University of Southern California
Womens Building
Cornish School
Omega Institute
Ananda Ashram
University of Kansas

CRITICAL REVIEWS: The following critics and artists have cited my work:

Laura Cottingham
Moira Roth
Martha Wilson
Linda Burnham
Christine Tamblyn
Lucy Lippard
Robin Brentano
Kristine Stiles
Chris Strayer
Robert Atkins
Jennifer Fisher
Roselee Goldberg
Jill Johnston
C Carr
A&A Grey
Lyn Blumenthal
Richard Schechner
Robert Ayers
Marcia Tucker
David Ross
Tom Marioni

AWARDS: Have received over 13 grants/awards including:

Edwards Foundation Grant
NEA 1977/1985
New York Foundation of the Arts
Grant Bessie Award
New York State Council of the Arts Award
Womens Studio Workshop Book Grant
University of Texas Research Stipend
Arties Award
University of Texas Summer Research Grant

BOOKS PUBLISHED: Have published six books including:

Performance Artists Talking
Art In Everyday Life
Before And After Art/Life Counseling
Paulines Proverbs
The Art/Life Institute Handbook
Mildreds Death

PERFORMANCES COMPLETED: Have completed durational performances including:

Handcuff With Tom Marioni, 3 Days
Week Blindfolded, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1981
Art/Life Counseling, New Museum, 1984-1991
Listening To My Heart, 3 Days
Participated In Tehching Hsieh’s, One Year Performance, Tied With A Rope, 1983, 1984
Fourteen Years Of Living Art, Paying Attention To The Chakras, 1984-1998
Chakraphonics, A Seven Hour Sounding of the Chakras, 1991-1995
Blood Family Art, A Practice Of Paying Attention With Blood Family, 1997-present