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.
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Sculpture
Large pallet with two large bails of of American flags wrapped in barbed wire; all materials found at the San Francisco Dump
2154
Free Standing
Wood, American flags, barbed wire
Sculpture
AR2154
Steven Wolf Fine Arts
Purchase
Packard Jennings
2003
Object
60 in
48 in
36 in
The Incorrect Museum - Ongoing
December 9, 2025 - ongoing
Far Out
August 2 - October 4, 2025, di Rosa SF
Freedom of Expression: Art in an Age of Uncertainty
October 30 - December 14, 2008, Sonoma State University
Recent Acquisitions
November 4, 2006 - January 6, 2007, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art