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.
Constructing Roberta Breitmore
Photograph
Head of woman (Hershman) 'inscribed' to 'Mr. Carson. Love, Roberta'; 'structural' drawings superimposed on face, make-up instructions at bottom.
924
Ektacolor print inscribed in ink
Photographic Art
AR0924
Butterfield & Butterfield
Purchase
Lynn Hershman Leeson
1975
Recto; printed; LR; Lynn Hershman 1975
Object
19-3/4 in
12-3/4 in
Frame
23-3/4 in
17-7/8 in
1-1/2 in
Far Out
August 2 - October 4, 2025, di Rosa SF
The Incorrect Museum: Redux
May 13, 2022 - February 26, 2023, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa
The Incorrect Museum: Vignettes from the di Rosa Collection
April 17, 2021- April 17, 2022, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa
Be Not Still: Living in Uncertain Times (Part 1)
January 27 - Sunday, May 27, 2018, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa
Looking at You Looking at Me: Artwork from the di Rosa Collection
October 29, 2011 – February 11, 2012, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa