Alexander Art Gallery
The Alexander Gallery gives students and the community a chance to experience contemporary works made by emerging and established regional artists. The 900-square-foot space is located in the Niemeyer Center on the Oregon City campus and features two rotating exhibits each term. Artists explore a variety of disciplines, including drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, digital media and installation. Each spring, the gallery showcases works made by CCC students in its annual Student Art Show.
During the school year, the Alexander Gallery is open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. During the summer, the gallery is open Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Admission is free. For further information please contact Kate Simmons at 503-594-3032 or kates@clackamas.edu.
Current Exhibition
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Microclimates by Hilary Pfeifer
Sept. 21 – Dec. 4, 2026
The Alexander Gallery presents, “Microclimates,” a solo exhibition by Portland-based artist Hilary Pfeifer. This exhibition runs Sept. 21-Dec. 4. An artist reception will be held Wednesday, Oct. 7, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Pfeifer will speak about her work at 11:30 a.m.
In “Microclimates” mixed media installations and sculptural works are created from reclaimed materials to explore our relationship with the evolving natural world. In this work, Pfeifer uses humor, play and curiosity to create insects, plants, bird nests and trees that explore our attempt to master nature and how nature adapts or reasserts itself.
Pfeifer's work has been shown throughout the United States and included in permanent collections such as Museum of Art and Wood in Philadelphia; Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland, the State of Oregon; and the White House. Her work has been supported by the Puffin Foundation, RACC, Oregon Arts Commission and the McKenzie River Gathering Foundation.
For further information about this exhibition, please contact Kate Simmons at 503-594-3032 or kates@clackamas.edu. The Alexander Gallery is located in the Niemeyer Center at Clackamas Community College. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the exception of campus holidays. Admission is free.
Past Exhibitions
- Student Art Show, May 2026
- "The Edge of the World" by Rachel Denny, March 30, 2026
- "Pressure Drop" by Paula Bullwinkel, March 6, 2026
- "When the World Looks Away" by Sam Marroquin, Jan. 5, 2026
- "Living Remnants" by Jim Spillman, June 25, 2025
- "Connectivity" by Joe Blatt, Nov. 10, 2025
- Student Art Show, May 13, 2025
- "Sequentially" by Terry Blas, March 31, 2025
- "Natural Retreat" by Holly Osborne, March 9, 2025
- "Kinematics" by Rob McKirdie, Feb. 3, 2025
- Faculty Art Show, Sept. 24, 2024
- Student Art Show, May 16, 2024
- "Modern Artifacts: Ceramics and Other Obsessions" by Kim Murton, April 1, 2024
- "Every Treetop Deserves a Cloud" by Horatio Law, Feb. 12, 2024
- Erik Geschke's Selected Works, Jan. 8, 2024
- "menagerie" by Rachel Kalman and Grace Weston, Nov. 6, 2023
- "Paintings from the perspective of dog poet Pepper Meadows", Sept. 18, 2023
- "Landscapes and Surfaces," Aug. 7, 2023
- Student Art Show, May 11, 2023
- "they would prefer to be a cloud, fastened to the rock" by Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos), April 3, 2023
- "Desert Waterlines" by Clairissa Stephens, Feb. 13, 2023
- "The Ordeal" by Henk Pander, Jan. 3, 2023
- "Cosmic Tree" by Kanetaka Ikeda, Sept. 19, 2022
- Student Art Show, May 11, 2022
Past Exhibitions and Artist Talks
Other galleries
As the center for cultural arts in Clackamas County, CCC wants you to experience art in a number of locations and on every campus. The Pauling Gallery on the Oregon City campus hosts experimental, student and community art shows, while the Harmony and Wilsonville campus galleries host quarterly exhibitions for a variety of artists.
Wilsonville Campus
No exhibitions are on display at this time.
Harmony Campus
No exhibitions are on display at this time.
Oregon City Campus
PAULING GALLERY
No exhibitions are on display at this time.