Shilo Ratner
About the artist
American Artist Shilo Ratner received her degree in design in 2000 from Curry College in Milton, MA.
She furthered her studies at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston as well as at Massachusetts College of Art.
Her pursuit of a career in the arts brought her out west to San Francisco where she earned her MFA in painting from the Academy of Art University in 2006.
Ratner’s life long pursuit has been for a deeper understanding of truths in spiritual
traditions and the common thread that unites humanity.
After earning her MFA, she traveled internationally with intention, intrigued by the symbols and practices of many religions. During her travels she visited Buddhist and Hindu temples in Malaysia and
Indonesia.
In a rural village in Brazil, she had a powerful shift in consciousness that continues to inspire her studio practice. These significant experiences have influenced her work, embracing various spiritual and cultural experiences through a visual language.
In 2009, Ratner was recognized with an award juried by Bay Area Figurative artist William Theophilus Brown in a San Francisco based exhibition. In, 2016 she was once again presented with an award at the “The 105th Exhibition”, Mystic Museum of Art by Jurors Darby Cardonsky and Will Lustenader in Connecticut.
In 2017, Ratner’s work was again awarded at the“116th Annual Juried Art Exhibition”, New Haven Paint and Clay Club by Juror Richard Klein. Ratner’s work has been exhibited in museums such as the Museum of Contemporary Art, Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art, Mystic Museum of Art and The Slater Memorial Museum. Ratner’s work can be found in myriad of private art collections in the United States and abroad. Shilo Ratner currently lives in New Haven, CT
