di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art maintains a permanent collection of works by Northern California artists that was originally collected by Rene di Rosa (1919-2010) and Veronica di Rosa (1934–1991). The collection contains notable works by artists living or working in the San Francisco Bay Area from mid-twentieth century to the early twenty-first century, highlighting a story of experimentation of the artists of the region. It is displayed in part, on a rotating basis, in the galleries at di Rosa.
This page represents a just a portion of di Rosa’s rich permanent collection. Stay tuned as we continue to populate this page with artworks from our collection.
di Rosa strives to be a resource for educators, students and lifelong learners. For research inquiries, please contact curatorial@dirosaart.org.
Blue Piece
Mixed Media
Abstract painting with feathers and relief paper pulp torso fragments; blue in color; mounted on redwood chassis
407
Feathers and acrylic on arches on paper and paper pulp
Work on Paper
AR407
Carlos Villa
Purchase
Carlos Villa
1983
Feathers
Object
71 in
71 in
8 in
Far Out
August 2 - October 4, 2025, di Rosa SF
Totem di Rosa
Friday, March 3 - Sunday, July 30, 2023, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa
Be Not Still: Living in Uncertain Times (Part 1)
January 27 - May 27, 2018, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa
In Our Time and Place: Selections from the di Rosa Collection
September 3 - November 12, 2009, Sacramento State University