John Simpkins: The Many Natured Oneness of Things
April 11-May 17 di Rosa Napa Visionary painter John Simpkins evokes a series of ecstatic dream-states in this series of lush, luminous paintings. Layered with intricate details and symbolic mark-making, often featuring anthropomorphized animals as guides or messengers, the works reflect a deeply personal vision shaped by decades of exploration and reflection. About the artistJohn […]
Counter Clockwise
January 22-April 11, 2026 di Rosa SF1150 25th Street, San Francisco Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5p.m.Free and open to all This exhibition, comprising works drawn from di Rosa’s permanent collection, highlights works cross multiple media engaged with the representation and perception of time. In conversation with Ancient Wisdom for a Future Ecology, collected artworks display the use […]
Christy Chan: Whose Comfort? | October 7 – March 31
Visible nightly from dusk to midnight Gatehouse Gallery exterior In 2022, Christy Chan’s Fainting Couch Project traveled to art centers around the Bay Area as an interactive platform for participants to reflect on fragility, privilege and abuse of power in the United States. Participants were invited to rest on an object that historically functioned to idealize […]
Dissecting Time: Stirring Memory | September 19 – November 2, 2025
September 19-November 2, 2025 di Rosa Downtown1300 First Street, Ste. 251Friday-Sunday12 p.m. – 4 p.m. Artists Arminée Chahbazian, Laura Corallo-Titus and Chris Beards present works examining how time’s forward movement stirs human memory, both real and imagined. Each artist, in very different ways, is influenced by the concept of time – past, present, future – […]
To The Max – BYO Fashion Show
Register To Walk https://www.dirosaart.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/BYO-FS-F-4.27.mp4 Attention all maximalists! We invite you to dig through your closet, visit your favorite thrift store, and dress yourself in outrageous colors, patterns and textures for di Rosa’s first “self-styled” fashion show. All ages and styles are welcome to walk the runway, or simply watch! Registration fee: $10 (through April 13) Late registration fee: $15 […]
Bringing the Collection Home
Bringing the Collection Home During the fires in 2017 we had to rush to save the di Rosa collection by moving it off-site to a storage facility in Oakland. This is extremely costly and makes it difficult for the curators to engage with the artwork and develop meaningful exhibitions. Our friends Kaethy and Tim Kennedy […]
Stags’ Leap Winery Artist in Residence
Initiated in 2014, this collaboration marks the launch of a newly revitalized Artist in Residence program at Stags’ Leap Winery through a multi-year partnership with di Rosa. Stags’ Leap Winery has been a gathering place and creative retreat for artists from all over the country since its inception in 1893. With the revival of their […]
Beatnik Meteors Screening and Live Performance
Join us at 500 First Street in Napa (formerly the Copia building) for a public screening of selections from di Rosa’s film collection curated by Beatnik Meteors artist and filmmaker Paul Clipson. Featuring works by William T. Wiley, Bruce Conner, and others, followed by a special screening of outtakes from Clipson’s current body of work […]
Lost and Found Artist Talk
Join us for a conversation with artists Elisheva Biernoff and Floris Schönfeld as they explore the ideas and works behind the current exhibition, Lost and Found. $10 General / $5 Members. RSVP via email or call 707-226-5991 x27.
Opening Reception:Desirée Holman: Sophont in Action
This solo exhibition presents new work by noted contemporary artist Desirée Holman. Through a range of media, Holman explores the overlap of science fiction and New Age mysticism and the iconography associated with these realms—including aliens, auras, and time travelers—to examine the space where fantasy can reveal truth. Sophont in Action emerges from Holman’s long-standing interest […]