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.

 

Photo Negative with Metal Ashtray

Sculpture

Square silver base with black 'Imperial' ashtray in one corner, silver hand reaching for silver ball in another corner, and lone silver ball in a third corner

98

Metal, clay, and glazes

Sculpture

AR0098

Hansen-Fuller Gallery

Purchase

James Melchert

1968

Object

4-1/2 in

15 in

15 in

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October 18, 2025 - January 3, 2025, di Rosa SF

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The True Artist is an Amazing Luminous Fountain

April 21, 2004 - November 27, 2005, di Rosa Preserve, Napa