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.

 

Male Chair

Sculpture

Brown ceramic stool with animal legs, clawed feet, and human male genitals

58

Salt glazed ceramic

Sculpture

AR58

Clayton Bailey

Purchase

Clayton Bailey

1963

Object

17 in

18 in

18 in

The Incorrect Museum: Redux

May 13, 2022 - February 26, 2023, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa

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