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 an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She serves on the board of Sculpture Fields at Montague Park in Chattanooga, Tennessee, which houses John Henry's collection alongside internationally acclaimed sculptures. Additionally, she is a board member of Women Eco Artists Dialog in Oakland, California. Dalton has exhibited and curated works within the Tennessee Triennial, across the Midwest and Southeast, and internationally, with exhibitions in Oaxaca, Mexico, India, and as artist in annual fundraiser at the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, Tennessee.