With large-scale outdoor sculptures Linda Howard works represent the paradox that exists between man’s experience of reality and his knowledge of the concept. Her works are publicly displayed in many locations including the Sheldon Museum of Art and the Frost Art Museum. In 1978 she was commissioned to create Maya for the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Prior to the Olympic debut Maya was shown in City Hall Park. This exhibition brought Howard the title of the first woman artist to ever exhibit an artwork in City Hall Park. Inspiration for Howard’s sculptures come from the many places she visited as a child. From her grandmother who raised flowers, to her family’s summer cabin where she not only helped in the construction but experienced the life of the forest. Howard takes nature and industrial design into account when creating her pieces. For a short time, Howard attended the Chicago Art Institute, where her grandmother had attended, but ultimately Howard received her BA from the University of Denver and her MA from Hunter College in New York City. Through her years of studying Howard read books like On Growth and Form. Through these books she learned concepts such as The Golden Triangle, Fibonacci Series, and the Logarithmic Spiral. Relating math to the nature she grew up with, these many concepts can be readily seen in her works, especially Round About.