Galerie Francesca Pia is known for the discovery and promotion of emerging artists and was founded in 1990 in Berne. After 16 years in Berne, the gallery moved in 2007 to a larger space in Zurich. In 2012 the gallery extended and relocated to the Löwenbräu building, where it continues to pursue an ambitious program in the generous space of former Daros Latinamerica.

A selection of artists shown since 1990 includes:
Terry Fox 1990
Roman Signer 1991
Thomas Hirschhorn 1991
Peter Fischli/David Weiss 1992
Hanna Villiger 1992
Hans-Peter Feldmann 1993
Thomas Bayrle 1996
David Shrigley 1997
Joseph Grigely 1998
Markus Raetz 1998
Jean-Frédéric Schnyder 1998
Jonathan Monk 1999
Mai-Thu Perret 2000
Valentin Carron 2001
John Tremblay 2001
Aleksandra Mir 2003
Wade Guyton 2004
Philippe Decrauzat 2004
Aloïs Godinat 2006
Bruno Serralongue 2008
Jutta Koether 2008
Stéphane Dafflon 2009
Fabrice Gygi 2010
Elad Lassry 2011
Josef Strau 2011
Kaspar Müller 2012
Juan José Gurrola 2014
Emil M. Klein 2014
Vaclav Pozarek 2015
Jay Chung & Q Takeki Maeda 2015
Rochelle Feinstein 2016