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.

 

CRUCIFIXION

Sculpture

Gauze shrouded wax figure on wood crucifix

427

Wood, wax, nylon, rope, string, nails, staples and paint

Sculpture

AR427

Allan Stone Gallery

Purchase

Credit Line: © Conner Family Trust, San Francisco, and Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Bruce Conner

1960

Object

85 in

47 in

27-1/2 in

Base

29 in

29 in

The Incorrect Museum - Ongoing

March 2026

Far Out

August 2 - October 4, 2025, di Rosa SF

Outliers and American Vanguard Art

January 28, 2018 - May 13, 2018, National Gallery, Washington; June 24 - September 30, 2018, High Museum of Art, Atlanta; November 18, 2018 - March 18, 2019 Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Bruce Conner: IT'S ALL TRUE

July 3, 2016 - October 2, 2016, NYMoMA, New York; October 29, 2016 - January 22, 2017, SFMoMA, San Francisco; February 21 - May 22, 2017, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain