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.

 

Standing Woman with Yellow Breast

Sculpture

Standing figure in gray with blue and a yellow breast; four stacked parts

410

Porcelain and low fire clay

Sculpture

AR410

Fuller Goldeen Gallery

Purchase

Stephen De Staebler

1979

Signature

Date

front base

DE / STAE / BLER / 1979

Incised

Object

87-1/2 in

14-1/2 in

26-1/2 in

Local Color

Page 92 - 93

Far Out

August 2 - October 4, 2025, di Rosa SF

Totem di Rosa

March 3 - July 30, 2023, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa

The Incorrect Museum: Redux

May 13, 2022 - February 26, 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

Be Not Still: Living in Uncertain Times (Part 2)

June 23 - December 30, 2018, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa

Napa Valley Collects

April 4 - May 26, 2013, Napa Valley Museum

Bay Area Ceramic Sculpture: Collection in Context

March 29 – May 17, 2008, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa