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.

 

Star

Sculpture

Metal horse's head with candle inside

459

Scrap metal

Sculpture

AR459

Fuller Goldeen Gallery

Purchase

Deborah Butterfield

1984

Signature

Title

Verso

"Star" / Butterfield

Marker

Horses

Object

30 in

17 in

9 in

Beast Mode

Saturday, December 7, 2024 - Sunday, March 2, 2025, di Rosa Downtown

Found: Everyday Objects in Bay Area Art

August 20 - October 1, 2005, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa