Linelle LaBonte was born in 1937 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She recived an MFA in Photography from MICA in 1971 and served as a professor in the Art Department at Notre Dame Maryland University, teaching until her retirement in 2002. The Linelle LaBonte artwork collection, dated circa 1970-circa 1990, contains photograms, artwork titled Computer Drawings, photographs, artist statements, and an illustrated CV.