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.
Rhinocar
Sculpture
Car encrusted with found objects including a fake rhino head
545
1976 Oldsmobile and found objects
Sculpture
AR545
Frank Born
Purchase
David Best
Michael Bishop
1984
Object
60 in
276 in
94-3/4 in
Depiction of Rhinocar
Depiction of Rhinocar
The Incorrect Museum - Ongoing Salon
Ongoing
The Incorrect Museum: Redux
May 13, 2022 - 2023, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa
The Incorrect Museum: Vignettes from the di Rosa Collection
April 17, 2021 - April 17, 2022, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa