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.
COCOON
Sculpture
Cocoon-like object of nylon and gauze, decorated with jewelry
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Nylon, gauze, and costume jewelry
Sculpture
AR4
Braunstein/Quay Gallery
Purchase
Credit Line: © Conner Family Trust, San Francisco, and Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Bruce Conner
1959
None
Object
24 in
4 in
4 in
Far Out
August 2 - October 4, 2025, di Rosa SF
Totem di Rosa
March 3 - July 30, 2023, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa
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)
June 23, 2018 - December 30, 2018, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa
The Rat Bastard Protective Association
October 1 2016 - January 7, 2017, The Landing, Los Angeles
The True Artist is an Amazing Luminous Fountain
April 21 - July 31, 2004, Kreeger Museum, Washington D.C.; September 12, 2004 - May 8, 2005, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa; June 21 - August 14, 2005, Palm Springs Art Museum; October 8 - November 27, 2005, Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History