This event is in the past.It took place on July 25, 2026 at Mercury 20 Gallery.






Koreatown Northgate, Oakland
🎨Unstretched canvas with stitched shapes and watery drips
🌊Inspired by year-round swimming in San Francisco Bay
🥂Opening reception June 27, 3–5 PM
Dive into paintings that feel like swimming through cold water. Emily Shepard's large-scale abstractions layer gestural marks, watery drips, and stitched canvas into immersive, portal-like depths drawn from her year-round Bay swims.
Immersive art experience
Local Oakland artist
Cold-water inspiration
Textured mixed media






Koreatown Northgate, Oakland
🎨Unstretched canvas with stitched shapes and watery drips
🌊Inspired by year-round swimming in San Francisco Bay
🥂Opening reception June 27, 3–5 PM
Dive into paintings that feel like swimming through cold water. Emily Shepard's large-scale abstractions layer gestural marks, watery drips, and stitched canvas into immersive, portal-like depths drawn from her year-round Bay swims.
Immersive art experience
Local Oakland artist
Cold-water inspiration
Textured mixed media