Open Call: True North 2024

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Open Call: True North, A Juried Exhibition of North Bay Artists at di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art

M is for Water | June 29 – October 6, 2024

An arrangement of blue-violet glass forms on a wood floor.

Gay Outlaw, Untitled (Jellyfish Floor), 2007. Courtesy the artist . Gallery 1Opening Reception June 29On view June 30 – October 6, 2024 M is for Water is the latest in a series of exhibitions curated by artist Isabelle Sorrell exploring the origins of language and its relation to human consciousness. Bringing together figurative and abstract […]

Thérèse Lahaie: The Lightbird Migration | May 18 – August 11, 2024

Colorful lightforms resembling birds

Still from Thérèse Lahaie, “The Lightbird Migration.” Thérèse Lahaie: The Lightbird Migration May 18 – August 11, 2024 | Dusk – MidnightGallery 1 Exterior The Lightbird Migration, a video projection by artist and open-water swimmer Thérèse Lahaie, takes flight on di Rosa’s exterior, nightly from dusk – midnight May 18 – July 13. Visible to […]

LIGHTFAST: Intertwine

                               LIGHTFAST film stills ©️Brownrigg, Dillbohner, Mattes and Scott Gallery 1February 24 – June 2, 2024 The four artists of LIGHTFAST are novelist and story writer Sylvia Brownrigg, cellist Monica Scott, and visual artists Christel Dillbohner and Danae Mattes. Beginning in […]

We the People

February 10 – April 21, 2024Gallery 1 Exterior di Rosa inaugurates a new video projection series with Jock McDonald’s We the People. The installation, displayed on the center’s exterior nightly between dusk – midnight, features stirring black-and-white portraits of San Franciscans morphing and blending into one another in a timely illustration of our connection and shared […]

Ghost in the Machine

 Gallery 2 September 8, 2023 — August 25, 2024 Developments in artificial intelligence and machine learning are blurring the line between man and machine—but Northern California artists have long wrestled with post-humanism. Working in the shadow of Silicon Valley at the close of the 20th century, Bay Area artists experimented with electronics, computing and robotics to create […]

To the Max!

A painting by Frank Hamilton entitled "Liverdun"

 Gallery 2 September 8, 2023 — August 25, 2024 To the Max! brings together California artists resisting the minimalist ethos of 20th century modernism. Beginning with the Pattern & Decoration movement of the 1970s, these artists reject minimalist austerity in favor of excess and abundance. Spanning a variety of media, works drawn from the permanent collection […]

Listen Louder: Ana Teresa Fernández

Get Tickets Gallery 1October 7, 2023 – January 21, 2024 di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art is pleased to present Listen Louder: Ana Teresa Fernández (October 7, 2023-January 21, 2024). In her largest career survey to date, San Francisco-based multidisciplinary artist Fernández shows paintings, sculptures, and films alongside site-specific installations and performances exploring the intersection of migration and […]

The Incorrect Museum

Gallery 2 An ongoing exhibition exploring the history of Northern California art through di Rosa’s permanent collection, The Incorrect Museum celebrates the rule-breaking, iconoclastic spirit of art and artists in the region. Featured ArtistsRobert ArnesonFletcher BentonDavid BestSandow BirkJoan BrownJamie BrunsonEnrique ChagoyaOliver Lee JacksonJim MelchertRigo 23Peter SaulHassel SmithWilliam T. Wiley