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.
Sculptures
A Friend Walks with You
A Rocket's Red Glare
A Small House
Abyssal Storm I
Acha de Noche III
Airtight Series #27
Anderson Ranch Series - Turquoise
Anointing Box
Art Works
Balance Point
Balancing Act
Biennale Entry Portal
Big Daddy's Palette
Big Peace II
Birthday Critter
Blue Hat
Body Edged
Bound to Where
Breathing Lesson: Large Elipse
Brick Portrait
Brown Drawstring Bag
Burping Bowl with Lurching Monster
COCOON
CRUCIFIXION
Cactus Garden
California Dreamin'
Chaotic Pendulum
Cooper
Corrosive Bottle
Creature
Cup
Dancing Slow
Diretto Di Passaggio (Aqueduct)
Dry Lake Briefcase
Earth Door
Edison
End of the Tether
Equilibre III
Evolution
Export
Facade Model
Family
Female Famine
Figure of Speech
For Veronica
Fossilized Waste Stones
Fragment No. 2 from Seated Male Figure
Frog Big Mac
Ghost Jar with Butterflies
Half Red Books
Half-Scale
Happy Birthday
Harp
Head with Bone Dolls
Homage to William Wiley
Horse #7 (Bonfire)
Large Tennis Shoes
Love's Armor
Male Chair
Mask
Memory Garden Phase I
Metal Bird
Mirror
Missile
Money Bag
Music Box - Japanese Movements
Mysto Ray Jug
Nature Remains
Necklace with Stuffed Palm Leaves
Nest
Photo Negative with Metal Ashtray
Picasso's Hung
Plate
Poetry House 1
Poetry House 2
Poetry House 3
Poetry House 4
Rat Plate #9
Reclining Nude #2
Relax in Electric Chair (Dirty Guy)
Rhinocar
Roller
Running through the Woods
Sappho
See Hear
Self-Portrait with Fire Crown and Cigar
Shoe
Sinking Ship in Couch
Sit
Six Pack
Sky Space
Soap Box Derbyman
Spindle
Sweet Heart Chair
Teapot, 1972 (Ceramic # 19)
Terra Incognita
The Collapse
The Dream of Poland
The Tree of Knowledge