Current Exhibitions

Tara Esperanza: Rooted in Time

June 6 – July 12, 2025

Artists’ reception: Saturday, June 7, 3 – 5pm
Oakland Art Murmur / First Friday: June 6 and July 4, 5 – 9pm 

Open Friday & Saturday: 12 – 5pm (and by appointment)

Caity Salamanca: Con-Nec-Tiv-I-Ty

June 6 – July 12, 2025

Artists’ reception: Saturday, June 7, 3 – 5pm
Oakland Art Murmur / First Friday: June 6 and July 4, 5 – 9pm 

Open Friday & Saturday: 12 – 5pm (and by appointment)

In the Backroom Gallery

Najee Tobin: Further into the Place

June 6 – July 12, 2025

Artists’ reception: Saturday, June 7, 3 – 5pm
Oakland Art Murmur / First Friday: June 6 and July 4, 5 – 9pm 

Open Friday & Saturday: 12 – 5pm (and by appointment)

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Najee Tobin, "Ancestor Sye and Her Steed," 24" x 30", 2025 Archival Inkjet Print, photo courtesy of the artist

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

Gallery hours: Friday + Saturday: 12-5pm and by appt