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Most conversations about art end at the point of purchase. But what happens after a painting comes home? That's where the real story begins, and where the value of original art truly reveals itself.

A personal reflection on visiting the Sanctuary of Dom Bosco in Brasília—and what it means to stand inside a space defined entirely by blue.

Shilo Ratner reflects on her Open Studio at Erector Square in New Haven, CT in October 2016, connecting the event's creative energy to the city's deep artistic and industrial heritage, from Josef Albers at Yale to Eli Whitney's legacy of innovation.

A reflection on meeting Theophilus Brown after being selected for the Art Space 712 portrait exhibition in San Francisco.

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.

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.

I've been studying the work of Raimonds Staprans for years. His paintings are impossible to ignore,  saturated, structured, and alive with a tension that keeps you looking. 

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.

Shilo Ratner's newest geometric abstract paintings will be featured at the Seattle Art Fair 2024 with +GalleryLABS, July 25-28 at Lumen Field Event Center. Discover bold mountain paintings and abstract landscapes from this contemporary artist.

Early decisions act as constraints, but not in a restrictive way. They create direction. A horizon line placed slightly higher or lower shifts the entire spatial experience. A compressed shape changes how the surrounding space breathes. A color introduced too early can either anchor the work or flatten it. These choices don't just sit on the surface. They organize everything that follows. The painting begins to build from that first condition.

A reflection on the Georgia O'Keeffe traveling exhibition at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, and what her wit, obsession, and lifelong drive to create continue to mean to my practice as a painter.

Shilo Ratner joins Kelly Taylor Interior Design and Candita Clayton Gallery as a speaking artist at Design Week Rhode Island, discussing how original geometric abstract art transforms interior spaces.

Shilo Ratner visits the New York City studio of legendary figurative sculptor Bruno Lucchesi on June 28, 2012 — an intimate look at the master's unassuming workspace, his striking subway series, and the signed copy of Terracotta she brought home.

Shilo Ratner's work selected for Best in Show at Aedra Fine Arts Fortune Favors Exhibition. Curator Michael Hanna reviews her geometric abstract paintings, describing them as "poetic" with "angular beauty and grace."

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.

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.