Multi-racial Intermedia artist hailing from the South and Southwest U.S. and embedded into the Pacific Northwest region and cultures. Megita exists part time in Oregon, Arizona, and Texas as each place holds artistic endeavors and family. Megita was born on her grandmother's couch in Galveston, Texas in 1979 and has been living and creating unconventionally ever since. Megita Denton’s Intermedia practice is grounded in the land, motivated by connection, and sculpted for positive social impact. Her recent site-specific public works are the next evolution of a practice that includes film, sound, metal and mixed media sculpture, painting, woodworking, fiber arts, photography, printmaking, large scale public murals, performance, composition, resilient landscape design, and artistic research.
Working to re-create and restore human connection to the natural world, Denton draws on her Indigenous perspective, her farmer’s knowledge of the land, and her diverse community collaborations. Making work that speaks of the traditions of the past and responds to the challenges of the present, Denton anchors our evolution and survival in our care of the land, offering alternative perspectives on the future.
Denton’s work is site responsive, collaborative, research based and is in conversation with all of these whilst aiming to evoke a balance to mediate the gravity of the contemporary social situation by introducing elements of play, rest, empathy, and curiosity.
Denton’s offer to view, interact with, share, and be in conversation with her work is an invitation to experience the interconnectedness of all beings. Her work has been shown in print publications, online platforms, and in a plethora of exhibitions such as: The City of Carlsbad Cannon Gallery, Fiber Arts Now Magazine, Oregon Contemporary Biennial, Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, and is currently a member of the Cyme Collective, Carnation Contemporary Collective, and The Yelling Choir.
Megita Denton
Intent - To create beautiful and meaningful land based ecological art projects that share my knowledge and experience in order to elevate and enrich our collective communities.
Academic Education
Portland State University, Portland, OR B.S. - Environmental Science, 2006
Court of Sommeliers Masters, U.S.A Introduction to Sommelier Certificate, 2018
Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR B.F.A - Intermedia Arts, 2024
Lived Experience
Able Farms PDX, Portland, OR (1/2011-current) Owner & Operator I own and operate a small-scale organic farm that raises pastured livestock with a food justice focus, sustainable soil systems, and native habitat restoration. I create and hold farm dinners, weddings, workshops, community art events, and fundraisers with an emphasis on sustainability, food systems, and social equity. I provide land assessment and consultations for agricultural, restoration, and landscape design.
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR (2019-2021) Small Farm School Poultry Instructor I taught a Poultry for Beginners course with a curriculum that I created that had a focus on pasture systems, regenerative soil applications, and heritage breeds.
University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan (11/17 & 3/18, 2/2019) Farm Instructor & iFarm Project Manager I worked for The University of Tokushima’s Center for Community Revitalization to educate and promote the local farm culture under their iFarm Project. I focused on supporting the small local farms with their marketing, farming practices, CSA models, and Farm to Table style events.
Art Seed PDX, Portland, OR (2007-2009) Executive Director I created a non-profit to compensate for the lack of art classes being taught within the Portland School system at that time. We collected art donations from local artists to help cover costs of mural supplies where we collaborated with local St. Johns’ schools and businesses to produce murals and art classes.
Artistic Exhibitions & Residencies & Public Art
Marfa Invitational, Selected Works, Marfa, TX. May, 2025.
Arts Council of Lake Oswego/ArtSpace, Woodworks, Lake Oswego, OR. May, 2025.
PAM CUT Theater, Yelling Choir Performance-What will contain us, Portland, OR. April, 2025.
Mount Scott Community Center Permanent Collection, Willamette Valley, Portland, OR. 2025.
Carnation Contemporary, Bodies in Blotter, Portland, OR. April, 2025.
Pacific Northwest College of Art, Merit Scholars, Cactus Bones, Portland, OR. 2025.
Caldera Arts, Golden Spot Residency, Sisters, OR. April, 2025.
Mini Mart Gallery, Future Forward, Seattle, WA. 2025.
Anti-Election Festival, A Risk/Reward Production, Rat Race Performance, Portland, OR. 2024
Time Based Art Festival (TBA), Yelling Choir Performance, Portland, OR. 2024
Walter Cannon Gallery, Grass Mat Sculptures, Carlsbad, CA. 2024
Risk/Reward Festival, Bruja de Basura Project, Portland, OR. 2024
Oregon Contemporary Biennial, Yelling Choir Performance, Portland, OR. 2024
Opsis Architecture, Den – A Collaborative Show, Portland, OR. 2024
Nil Wine Bar & Gallery, Hue Paintings, Portland. OR. 2024
Fiber Arts Now Magazine, Grass Mat Sculptures, print/online. 2024
Umpqua Valley Art Center, Even in Death, I still hold u., Roseburg, OR. 2024
Oregon Contemporary Biennial, Interconnectedness-3 Works, Portland, OR. 2024.
Reser Arts Center, Walnut & Blue Glass, Beaverton, OR. 2024.
Holt Gallery, Rotary 5, Portland, OR. 2023.
Pacific Northwest College of Art, Glass Exhibition, Portland, OR. 2023.
Radius Annex Art Gallery, Radius Pride, Portland, OR. 2023.
Trout Lake Wild Woman Marathon Pavilion, Grass Mat Sculptures, Trout Lake, WA. 2023.
El Rito Casita Residency, Dying with Nature, El Rito, NM. 2023.
Souwester’ Arts Residency, Grass Mat Sculptures, Seaview, WA. 2023.
Red E Gallery, Come and Touch Me Here, Portland, OR. 2022.
Elsewhere Art Residency, Farm to Table Fundraiser, Greensboro, NC. 2019.
Able Farms, Ransom Dinner Installation, Portland, OR. 2019.
Two Stroke Coffee House, Deconstruction Installation Dinner, Portland, OR. 2019.
West Coast Fitness, Fitness Mural, ArtSeed PDX Project. Portland, OR. 2009
Tulip Bakery, Lifework’s Mural, an ArtSeed PDX Project. Portland, OR. 2008.
Contact:
ablefarmspdx@gmail.com
IG: megitadentonart
IG: ablefarmspdx