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.

 

Breathing Lesson: Large Elipse

Sculpture

Curved glass mounted to wall, with organza behind it; motor rotates brushes to give the appearance of the organza breathing behind the glass.

2075

Steel, slumped glass, poly organza, low rpm motor, brushes

Sculpture

AR2075

Apparatus Design

Purchase

Therese Lahaie

2000

Object

26 in

24 in

6 in

Counter Clockwise

January 22 - April 11, 2026, di Rosa SF

Ghost in the Machine

Friday, September 8, 2023 - Sunday, August 25, 2024, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa

Altered States: The Collection in Context

October 31, 2009 – January 23, 2010, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa