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