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.

 

Metal Bird

Sculpture

Part bird, part rocket kinetic sculpture that lights-up inside

2201

Kinetic

Aluminum

Glass

Found metal

Electronics

AR2201

Robin B. Liebes

Gift

Courtesy of the Bailey Estate

Clayton Bailey

1980

No inscription

Betty and Clayton Bailey

Saturday, June 7 - Sunday, September 7, 2025