Current Exhibitions

Jessica Cadkin: Eyelid Movies

August 29 – October 4, 2025

  • Artists’ Reception: Saturday, August 30, 3 – 5 pm
  • Artists’ Talks: Saturday, September 13, 3 – 5 pm
  • Oakland Art Murmur / First Friday: September 5, October 3, 5 – 9 pm

Monika Mayer: Full Circle

August 29 – October 4, 2025

  • Artists’ Reception: Saturday, August 30, 3 – 5 pm
  • Artists’ Talks: Saturday, September 13, 3 – 5 pm
  • Oakland Art Murmur / First Friday: September 5, October 3, 5 – 9 pm

In the Backroom Gallery

Gustave Carlson, Emily Shepard, Elizabeth Sher: Sensing Place

August 29 – October 4, 2025

  • Artists’ Reception: Saturday, August 30, 3 – 5 pm
  • Artists’ Talks: Saturday, September 13, 3 – 5 pm
  • Oakland Art Murmur / First Friday: September 5, October 3, 5 – 9 pm

Poetry in the Gallery with Collapse Press

Saturday, November 16, 5 pm Mercury 20 is excited to host Collapse Press in its first live reading event on the West Coast; The Collapsatarians. The press is

Founded in 2006, Mercury 20 is a contemporary art gallery established, supported and operated by San Francisco Bay Area artists. Mercury 20 maintains a gallery space in Oakland, CA as well as an online sales platform. Our collective operating structure supports our ability to experiment, develop, exhibit, advance our work and to sustain our arts community.

Mercury 20 Gallery

475 25th Street, Oakland CA 94612

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