MFA Selections

In the tradition established by founder Rene di Rosa, for discovering and supporting new talent, di Rosa’s biennial MFA Selections exhibition showcases the work of artists who recently completed their Master of Fine Art degrees at Bay Area art schools and colleges. The artists included in the exhibition were chosen from a pool of artists […]

MFA Selections: A Salute to Bay Area Emerging Artists

di Rosa’s biennial juried MFA exhibition features artists who recently completed their Master’s of Fine Art degrees at Bay Area art schools and colleges. Selected artists Llewelynn Fletcher, Chris Fraser, Jacqueline Gordon, Camilla Newhagen, Chelsea Pegram, and Angie Wilson explore sculpture with light, sound, textiles and other unusual materials. read more Image: Angie Wilson, Remains, […]

Entering the Wild

Curated by Anne Veh, Entering the Wild features the work of contemporary artists who share a reverence for the natural world. On view are sculptures and drawings by Jane Rosen, photographs by Lukas Felzmann and Richard Whittaker, photographic and video installations by Trish Carney, mixed media installations by Adriane Colburn, and editioned books by Charles […]

Renaissance on Fillmore, 1955-65

During the years following World War II, San Francisco became a haven for artists of all stripes who were seeking cheap rent, good weather, and a bohemian environment populated by kindred spirits who rejected the era’s conservative values in favor of personal freedom, spontaneity, and improvisation. Between 1955 and 1965, San Francisco’s upper Fillmore District […]

POMP: New Work by Deborah Oropallo

POMP featured a range of new work by Deborah Oropallo, including pieces from her Guise and Wild Wild West series where she addresses the issue of adornment, pageantry, and costume. The Guise series is focused on 17th century portraits of aristocrats, emperors, and kings mingled with erotic costumes found on the web, while her Wild […]

MFA Selections : A Salute to Bay Area Master Emerging Artists

di Rosa’s Biennial MFA exhibition presented a juried selection of artists who recently completed their Master’s of Fine Art degrees at Bay Area art schools and colleges, featuring Carina Baumann, Joanne Hashitani, Aaron Maietta, Leigh Merrill, Sandra Ono, S. Patricia Patterson, Josh Short, Gina Tuzzi, Jina  Valentine, Andrew  Witrak. (image: Andrew Witrak, Everything Passing Over […]

Altered States: The Collection in Context

An exhibition of artworks related to the mystical, the transcendent and the transformative. Among the many themes embedded in the di Rosa’s extensive collection, featuring artists Lynne-Rachel Altman, Jim Campbell – Bruce Conner, Linda Connor, Lewis deSoto, Robilee Frederick, David Ireland, Keira Kotler, Thérèse Lahaie, Richard Misrach, Robert Moon, David Simpson, Travis Somerville, Elisabeth Sunday, […]

Mike Henderson: New Work

Mike Henderson shares new expressive, gestural abstract paintings that, like the blues and jazz music he also creates, fully engage viewers both physically and intellectually. Working both with and beyond the tradition of Abstract Expressionism, Henderson improvises with oil paint in a visual equivalent to the musical improvisations he crafts with his guitar…read more

(un)Natural

An exhibition of works of art interpreting nature and created by Bay Area artists responding to the natural environment, whether in detailed studies of plants and animals or lush paintings of the land or sea. Featuring Jessica Cadkin, Ross Campbell, Misako Inaoka, Carrie Lederer, Kathryn Spence, Lucrecia Troncoso, Tara Tucker.

After the Age of Reason: New Work by Maria Porges

The exhibition presented new drawings, some of which incorporate fragments of actual books; wall-hung sculpture cast in a variety of materials, including wax backed with plaster, bronze, and cast lead crystal.  Accompanied by color brochure.