Born in Chicago (US) in 1973, Dyson received a degree in Sociology and Social Work from Tougaloo College (US) in 1996. She then graduated from the School of Fine Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University (US) in 1999 and completed her Master of Fine Arts degree at Yale School of Art (US) in 2003. While focusing on the history of Black resistance, Dyson uses a wide range of media, including sculpture, painting, and performance, to express how Black people continue to be oppressed by “space” in modern society in terms of the environment, industry, culture, and infrastructure. The “architectural” perspective has been particularly important for Dyson. The term “architecture” is used in the broad sense to refer to cages, walls, and roads that have regulated the bodies, lives, and behaviors of Black people, and architecture itself is also what makes it possible to liberate them. Taking this perspective further, the artist’s work encompasses the pathological focus in the structure of contemporary society, otherwise known as environmental racism. Dyson continues to educate people about these kinds of issues through creative activities mediated by “space” and “architecture.” Her work has been shown in many significant international exhibitions, including the 35th edition of the Bienal de São Paulo (2023), the Liverpool Biennial (2023), Sharjah Biennial 14 (2019), and the Whitney Biennial (2010). The artist’s work is held in collections including that of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (Smithsonian Institution), the National Museum of African American History and Culture (Smithsonian Institution), and the Mead Art Museum (Amherst College).