LV No. 9 is a 44x28 original mixed media abstract painting on paper — anchored by a blazing fluorescent pink geometric form and the word LOVE. It evokes the freedom of sailing.
Nature has an incredible way of grounding us — and that influence is central to my landscape-inspired artwork. Rather than painting literal scenes, my work abstracts natural forms into simplified shapes and layered compositions.
Richard Diebenkorn's Notes to Myself, found among his papers after his death in 1993, remain some of the most honest and useful words ever written about the creative process in abstract painting. Here's what they mean to my practice.
Shilo Ratner's geometric abstract painting "Rise" has been selected for the prestigious 2025 CWA National Open Juried Show at the William Benton Museum of Art at UConn. Exhibition runs May 27-July 27, 2025.
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.
Highlights from the opening reception of Perceptual Consciousness solo exhibition at Claire Carino Contemporary in Boston. View photos from the show featuring geometric abstract paintings.
Shilo Ratner's geometric abstract paintings featured in "Party of 10: Celebrating Women Artists," curated by Amy Zoller at George Billis Gallery in Fairfield, Connecticut. Opening reception November 19, 2023, 3-6 PM.
How mountain paintings and meditation practice help create art that brings calm to your space. Discover the inspiration behind Shilo Ratner's geometric mountain landscapes and full moon paintings.
Shilo Ratner's original mixed media works on paper will be featured at Artexpo Dallas 2022 with Jen Tough Gallery, Booth #405, September 16-18. Discover one-of-a-kind geometric abstract collage art.
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.
Shilo Ratner unpacks the philosophy behind her geometric abstract work and explains why 'Grounded in Nature. Defined by Form.' is more than a tagline — it's a framework collectors can use to understand and trust the work.
Vista is a 30x30 original geometric mountain painting by Shilo Ratner. Inspired by mountain hiking and the quiet strength of open terrain, it brings earthy calm to modern interiors.
Meeting Fields didn't feel like encountering a distant figure from art history. It felt grounded, human. He wasn't performing the role of "artist." He was simply someone who had spent a lifetime looking, really looking, at color, and following it as far as it could go.
Artist Shilo Ratner's climate change-inspired painting Arctic Lands was selected by Guggenheim Curator David Max Horowitz for the Greenwich Art Society's 106th Annual Open Exhibition.
Shilo Ratner's geometric abstract paintings will be featured at the Affordable Art Fair NYC, September 22-25, 2022, at Booth A14 in the Metropolitan Pavilion. Discover original contemporary art at accessible prices.