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.

 

Balance

Sculpture

Bomb with red nose balancing on hand of partially painted skeleton seated on steel structure

937

Steel, enamel, and plastic

Sculpture

AR0937

Frumkin/Adams Gallery

Purchase

Robert Hudson

1989

War

Bombs

Skeletons

Object

127 in

40 in

36 in

Far Out

August 2 - October 4, 2025, di Rosa SF

Found: Everyday Objects in Bay Area Art

August 20 - October 1, 2005, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa