Mural Work
- Shrey Purohit
- 6 days ago
- 4 min read
My mural practice sits between landscape painting, public space, and long term use. I approach each project with an understanding of scale, surface, environment, and people. Some projects I lead from concept to final coat. Others I contribute to as part of a larger team. Both are essential to how I work.
This page brings together completed mural projects across corporate, neighborhood, restaurant, and residential settings.
Lead Artist Projects
Meta Open Arts Artist Residency
Fremont, CA | February 2022
As an Artist in Residence with Meta Open Arts, I designed and installed two permanent murals at the Fremont campus. Each mural measures 10 feet by 30 feet and was designed and led from concept and supported by a team for installation. These works were designed for daily viewing in a high traffic office environment and finished with long term durability in mind.
Golden Hills
A landscape inspired by the rolling terrain of Northern California, referencing place through color and rhythm rather than literal depiction.
Spring Sunset
A companion mural focused on Bay Area light, capturing the brief atmospheric shift that happens at dusk.
DeLuca Nursery Mural
Private Residence | 2025
A 5 foot by 5 foot nursery mural commissioned by the DeLuca family. The image centers on the Palace of Fine Arts with playful geese woven into the composition. This project required a softer palette and attention to how the space would be experienced over time.
PG&E Substation Community Mural
Ocean Avenue, San Francisco | February 2025
Commissioned by the Ocean Avenue Association, this project addressed a frequently tagged power substation along Ocean Avenue. Working with artist Ellen Lo, I contributed to the mural design and execution.
I also organized and hosted a community paint day where more than 20 local residents contributed directly to the mural. The final image depicts neighborhood houses set against a dramatic sunset, with community participation embedded into the surface itself.
Ingleside Street Light Banners
San Francisco | 2024
Commissioned by the Ocean Avenue Association, one of three artists selected to design street light banners for the Ingleside district. Artists were given full creative freedom. My design referenced local landmarks including the K Ingleside light rail and Ocean Ale House, focusing on neighborhood identity rather than branding. Read more at Ingleside Light.
That’s Amore Parklet Mural
Ocean Avenue, San Francisco | 2021
Commissioned by the Ocean Avenue Association, this mural wraps a neighborhood pizzeria parklet. The focus was a celebration of Pizza and community with the words “Make Food and Friends”
Scope included two 5 foot by 8 foot side panels and a 20 foot by 8 foot front panel. The work was sealed with an anti tagging coat to withstand heavy street exposure.
Collaborative and Assisted Projects
North Fair Oaks Healthy Community Mural
Redwood City | 2023
Assistant to artist Emily Fromm on mural at the Fifth Avenue Underpass. This project involved extended on site painting, coordination with community groups, and long hours in changing conditions.
Maclaren Park, San Francisco
Assisted Arthur Koch on mural restoration work for the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, focusing on surface repair, repainting, and preservation of existing imagery.
Cousins Lobster, Pier 41
Pier 41, San Francisco | May 2024
Worked with Chad Abbley painting signage and murals for Cousins Lobster at Pier 41. High visibility location with strict timelines and coordination.
Butter Chicken Social
Sunnyvale, CA | December 2023
With Chad Abbley
Worked with Chad Abbley for five murals at the restaurant, including three interior murals and two exterior murals. This project required balancing branding, visibility from the street, and cohesion across multiple surfaces.
Peppermint Veg Restaurant
Sunnyvale, CA | August 2025
With Chad Abbley
Lead artist for three murals, one interior and two exterior. The work focused on bold color, legibility, and durability for a busy commercial corridor.
Meta Artist Residency
Burlingame, CA | May 2021
Assistant to artist Tom Colcord on a large-scale mural project at the Meta offices in Burlingame.
ArtSpan’s Excelsior Art Initiative
San Francisco
Served as project lead for an initiative that paid artists to create 24 murals for local businesses throughout the Excelsior neighborhood. Responsibilities included artist coordination, scheduling, and delivery across multiple sites.
Practice Overview
Practice Overview
My recent work focuses on the shifting atmosphere of San Francisco’s urban landscapes, especially during the rainy season when the city slows and light changes hour by hour. I work primarily with blues and purples, using light to build scenes that feel grounded in the present while holding something familiar and lived in. The paintings are less about documenting a place exactly as it is and more about how it feels to move through it.
Public art has become a natural extension of this studio practice. Murals at Meta Open Arts, Pier 41, along Ocean Avenue, and throughout neighborhood corridors have allowed these ideas to scale up and live in shared space, where the work becomes part of daily routines, commutes, and pauses.
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