Linda Mary Montano is a seminal figure in contemporary performance art and her work since the mid 1960s has been critical in the development of video by, for, and about women. Attempting to dissolve the boundaries between art and life, Montano continues to actively explore her art/life through shared experience, role adoption, and intricate life altering ceremonies, some of which last for seven or more years. Her artwork is starkly autobiographical and often concerned with personal and spiritual transformation. Montano’s influence is wide ranging — she has been feature at museums including The New Museum in New York, MoMA, MOCA San Francisco, and ICA in London. Linda Mary Montano created 14 YEARS OF LIVING ART: 1984-1998, A 7 Chakra Experience; and ANOTHER 21 YEARS OF LIVING ART. 1998-2019: A FREE ONLINE SCHOOL FOR PERFORMANCE EXPERIMENTATION. Montano has placed over 60 of her videos free on YouTube.

Montano's websites: Archive / Video Data Bank / Fales Library at NYU / Blog / Dorsky Museum / Youtube Channel

Publications: Linda Mary Montano: You Too Are a Performance Artist: Art in Everyday Life / Performance Artists Talking in the Eighties / Art in Everyday Life / The Art and Life Institute Handbook (to download click HERE)

Image depicting Linda Mary Montano reading the Roman Catholic Performance Artist Manifesto outside Saint Patrick's Cathedral in New York / Photo Nicolás DERE