Leah Dalton

Dalton is a poet and activist working in sculpture, video, and performance, creating sensual environments that use affect and pleasure inviting viewers into an immersive and visceral experience. The body is a medium and methodology in her practice. They engage and explore its capacities through the lens of queer aesthetics. Dalton’s work contemplates the relationships and symbiosis of bodies within human and other-than-human worlds, incorporating collaboration and research while drawing on the intersections of queer theory, gender politics and environmental humanities. Dalton’s practice situates the poetics of materiality within the expanded field of sex ecologies. Their work investigates the policies and power dynamics that impact autonomy, consent, and bodily form.

Dalton holds a M.F.A from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, her work has been showcased in solo and group exhibitions and community public spaces nationally and internationally. Dalton is founder of the first contemporary woman operated art gallery in Chickamauga GA. Currently serving as an active board member and curator with Women’s Eco Artist Dialog in Oakland California. She has dedicated over a decade to curating, supporting artists and poets in her community and helping shape art and ecological initiatives.