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The Clackamas Community College Alexander Gallery presents “When the World Looks Away,” a solo exhibition by artist Sam Marroquin. This exhibition runs through Jan. 30. An artist reception will be held Wednesday, Jan. 14, noon-1 p.m., and Marroquin will speak about her work at 12:30 p.m.

“When the World Looks Away” is a mixed media exhibition combining drawing and painting that calls attention to recent events experienced by the Palestinian people. In this showcase of more than 100 pieces, Marroquin uses techniques of blind contour drawing, acrylic color application and the introduction of handwritten text to create compositions that highlight the atrocities of war and illuminate humanity.

Marroquin comes to art-making with a digital design background. Working from sourced images, she presents ideas of pain and suffering through an illustrative and graphic storytelling lens. Her work has been supported by numerous organizations, including Oregonian Media Group, Artist Trust, EXCEL Foundation and Oregon ArtsWatch.

The Alexander Gallery is located in the Niemeyer Center on the Clackamas Community College Oregon City campus, 19600 Molalla Ave., and is open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., with the exception of college holidays.

This exhibition is free and open to the public. For questions, contact Kate Simmons at 503-594-3032 or kates@clackamas.edu. For more information on Clackamas Community College’s art exhibits and performances, visit www.clackamas.edu/art.