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.

 

Nose Lamp

Sculpture

Ceramic lamp with five sets of eyes, large nose and puckered lips with white, tapered glass globe

2202

Free Standing

Low fire ceramic

Glaze

Glass

Electronics

AR2202

Robin B. Liebes

Gift

Clayton Bailey

1969

Initials

Date

CBC / 1969

CBC - Clayton Bailey "C"?

21-1/4 in

14-1/4 in

14-1/4 in

15 in

14-1/4 in

14-1/4 in

70 in

Making Strange

August 29 - November 29, 2026, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa