Shilo Ratner Art Studio & Exhibition Updates

Geometric abstract painter Shilo Ratner awarded Best in Show at the 103rd Annual Bendheim Exhibit by the Greenwich Art Society, juried by Geaninne Gutiérrez-Guimarães of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Daily Nutmeg writer Kathy Leonard Czepiel reviews Shilo Ratner's 2020 solo exhibition at DaSilva Gallery, exploring how her geometric abstract paintings use color, shape, and repetition to create calm, meditative visions in chaotic times.

A reflection on Hidden Depth, my May 2019 solo exhibition at Bryant Street Gallery in Palo Alto, and what geometric abstraction, constraint, and sustained looking meant to my practice at the time.

Abstract painting 'Imagine' by Shilo Ratner selected for the Make Your Mark Summer National Juried Exhibition at Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, juried by Jen Tough Gallery.

What made this exhibition particularly meaningful was the caliber of its juror: Marcela Guerrero, Assistant Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Guerrero's curatorial practice centers on expanding the canon of American art, with a focus on underrepresented artists and the expressive power of color and abstraction.

Shilo Ratner was awarded the Weiss Sisters Prize at the 116th New Haven Paint and Clay Club Juried Exhibition for the original painting Leisure, a 36x36 inch work in the Bay Area Figurative style, juried by Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art Director Richard Klein.

Shilo Ratner was awarded second place at the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts juried exhibition at the Mystic Museum of Art for her Bay Area Figurative painting Mindfulness of Tea, a 36x48 inch work exploring a quiet, intimate moment of a woman pouring tea.

11th Annual Small Works Show at 440 Gallery in Park Slope, Brooklyn — a juried NYC exhibition and a wonderful way to end the new year. 

In August 2015, Shilo Ratner participated in the nationally juried Annual Contemporary Art Survey at The Lincoln Center in Fort Collins, CO, with guest juror Dean Sobel, Executive Director of the Clyfford Still Museum.

Shilo Ratner was chosen as an artist for Hearts in San Francisco, the public art fundraiser benefiting Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. Her heart sculpture was purchased by Intel at the 2013 Hero Luncheon at AT&T Park.

Shilo Ratner reflects on the opening reception for the 2012 National Juried Exhibition at First Street Gallery in New York, juried by Dore Ashton — a celebration of contemporary fine art and creative community.

Shilo Ratner was awarded second prize of $5,000 at Art Space 712's juried portrait exhibition in San Francisco, September 2009.