Linda Montano was a seminal figure in the field of feminist performance art. Her renowned performances include "Handcuff" (1973 with Tom Marioni) where she was physically tied to other artists, and "Three Day Blindfold" (1974), where she lived for three days blindfolded and had to find her way around. The death of her husband led to further exploration of art as a healing modality ("Mitchells' Death", 1978). Upon meeting Taiwanese performance artist Tehching Hsieh, the two performed a collaboration whereby they were bound to each other by a length of rope 24 hours a day for a whole year (from July 4, 1983 to July 3, 1984).

During the late 1980s Montano began teaching Sacred Sex workshops with Annie Sprinkle and Barbara Carrellas with whom she also created MetamorphoSex, a "workshop, sex magic ritual and theatre performance rolled into one" which was first performed in Texas in 1995.