ABOUT

Shilo Ratner is a New Haven–based artist whose work explores balance, freedom, and emotional depth through geometric abstraction and layered color. Over the course of her practice, she has developed a distinctive visual language that merges structure with spontaneity, creating compositions that invite reflection and offer meditative spaces amid the pace of contemporary life. Anchored by natural and architectural references, her paintings convey clarity, energy, and quiet strength while reflecting the complexity and beauty of modern experience.

Ratner’s work encourages pause and engagement, using layered forms and deliberate color to create visual environments that reward sustained attention. Her art consistently bridges intuition with formal control, offering viewers both aesthetic and emotional resonance.

Ratner holds an MFA in Painting from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco and a BA in Design from Curry College in Massachusetts. Her work has been exhibited widely, juried by figures such as William Theophilus Brown, Rita González, Dore Ashton, Dean Sobel, and Donna Seagar, with honors awarded by Darby Cardonsky, Will Lustenader, and Geaninne Gutierrez-Guimaraes of the Guggenheim. Her paintings are held in private and corporate collections internationally, and she continues to present her work through gallery exhibitions and public art projects. Ratner’s work offers viewers a space to slow down, breathe, and connect with what truly matters.