[1][2] In 2018 she was the first female artist to have a solo exhibition at the Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City, Queens, New York.
[5] Although she tried other jobs, Overton acknowledged that she wanted to become an artist because she felt it was important to find a career that contributed to society.
[6] After leaving Tennessee, Overton worked in New Mexico and North Carolina in various teaching jobs.
[8] In 2015, Overton collaborated with her former professor Greely Myatt from the University of Memphis on an exhibit titled "Street Trash".
She created an original work to be given to the winning filmmakers as decided by the Tribeca Film Festival jury.