The Incorrect Museum

Gallery 2 An ongoing exhibition exploring the history of Northern California art through di Rosa’s permanent collection, The Incorrect Museum celebrates the rule-breaking, iconoclastic spirit of art and artists in the region. Featured ArtistsRobert ArnesonFletcher BentonDavid BestSandow BirkJoan BrownJamie BrunsonEnrique ChagoyaOliver Lee JacksonJim MelchertRigo 23Peter SaulHassel SmithWilliam T. Wiley

Ghost in the Machine

 Gallery 2 September 8, 2023 — August 25, 2024 Developments in artificial intelligence and machine learning are blurring the line between man and machine—but Northern California artists have long wrestled with post-humanism. Working in the shadow of Silicon Valley at the close of the 20th century, Bay Area artists experimented with electronics, computing and robotics to create […]

To the Max!

A painting by Frank Hamilton entitled "Liverdun"

 Gallery 2 September 8, 2023 — August 25, 2024 To the Max! brings together California artists resisting the minimalist ethos of 20th century modernism. Beginning with the Pattern & Decoration movement of the 1970s, these artists reject minimalist austerity in favor of excess and abundance. Spanning a variety of media, works drawn from the permanent collection […]

LIGHTFAST: Intertwine

                               LIGHTFAST film stills ©️Brownrigg, Dillbohner, Mattes and Scott Gallery 1February 24 – June 2, 2024 The four artists of LIGHTFAST are novelist and story writer Sylvia Brownrigg, cellist Monica Scott, and visual artists Christel Dillbohner and Danae Mattes. Beginning in […]

We the People

February 10 – April 21, 2024Gallery 1 Exterior di Rosa inaugurates a new video projection series with Jock McDonald’s We the People. The installation, displayed on the center’s exterior nightly between dusk – 10pm, features stirring black-and-white portraits of San Franciscans morphing and blending into one another in a timely illustration of our connection and shared […]