Ilana Lilienthal’s diverse and layered art style instigated a lot of excitement during the latest Art Basel Miami, with collectors and art enthusiasts impressed with her technique. Combining street art, culture and religion with acrylic, she utilizes canvas on canvas, paper, charcoal and pencils, all of which marry in a distinctive and fresh way.
"Upon meeting Ilana Lilienthal, her sheer energy, creativity, and historical references not only impress, but they will leave one wanting more. Lilienthal is an artist, a philanthropist, a visionary and the greatest part of all is she is situated right here in Jupiter, FL.
Lilienthal has worked in spaces and galleries around the globe and travels to where the canvas,
installation or sculpture calls to her. Painting since the tender age of two, where she first recalls her definitive moment on realizing she had some kind of skill, “My grandfather framed a piece I painted when I was very young. He even named it Quiz of the Night, and I still have it somewhere.”
Growing up between, Israel, Germany, and the USA, she has a number of cultural references to personally draw from, including mingling in aristocratic and royal circles. Chatting with Lilienthal, there is no doubt that all cultures, especially those with religious or historic context are a big influence to her. “As a child, my father took me to Italy and we wandered around many museums, historic site,s and churches. I am fascinated with the Middle Ages and with Christian Iconography.”
— InFlorida, 2019