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.

 

The Collapse

Sculpture

Entwined linear segments; 'sugar coated' glaze

1180

Low fire clay and glazes

Sculpture

AR1180

Sam Perry

Purchase

Sam Perry

1991

Object

80 in

72 in

65 in

Bay Area Ceramic Sculpture: Collection in Context

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