We are thrilled to announce the acquisition of Rose D’Amato’s work, Mission St. (For Our Collective Ride), by SFMOMA.
Mission St. (For Our Collective Ride), which was previously exhibited as part of the 2024 SECA Art Award exhibition, has now found its permanent home in one of our country’s most storied institutions. Thank you to Maria Castro, Shana Lopes, and the remainder of the museum staff for shepherding this work into the collection and for staging such a meaningful exhibition.
Rose D’Amato (b. 1991, Whittier, CA) is a pinstriper and painter living and working in San Francisco, CA. As a second-generation sign maker, she is drawn to decorative folk arts, hand-lettering, and the iconic imagery tied to her upbringing and family history of pinstriping and lettering. She is motivated by her intention to learn and implement techniques of handmade modes of production and, by doing so, explore her artistic lineage. She attended the San Francisco Art Institute and received a BFA in painting in 2016, and afterward apprenticed and worked at New Bohemia Signs. D’Amato continues to work independently as a painter and has been an adjunct professor of Hand lettering at CCA since 2019. Currently, she is the Headlands Center for the Arts Tournesol Awardee for 2023-2024 and an SFMOMA 2024 SECA awardee. Her work has been featured in publications such as Juxtapoz Magazine and Anna Magazine Japan. Rose has exhibited in other institutions, including BAMPFA, UC Santa Barbara, and SFMOMA.
Pictured above:
Rose D’Amato
Mission Street (For Our Collective Ride), 2024
Acrylic and gold leaf on canvas
48” x 96” inches
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