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.

 

Blue Crayola

Work on Paper

Brightly colored knotted fabric and string on collaged comic strip fragments

2069

Comic strips, string, fabric on wood

Work on Paper

AR2069

The Oxbow School

Purchase

Michael Brennand-Wood

1979

Object

31 in

48 in

2 in

To the Max!

September 8, 2023 - August 24, 2024, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa

APPROACHING ABSTRACTION: The Power of Suggestion

June 5 - October 11, 2003