Alexander Art Gallery
Alexander 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

Natural Retreat
Holly Osborne
Feb. 14 – March 9, 2025
The Alexander Gallery is pleased to present, “Natural Retreat” an exhibition of recent work by Holly Osborne. This exhibition opens February 14th and runs through March 9, 2025. An artist reception will be held Tuesday, February 25th from noon to 1pm and the artist will speak about her work at 12:30. In “Natural Retreat” Portland based artist, Holly Osborne explores ideas of retreat through nature, travel and the process of making through oil and acrylic painting. Please join us in celebrating this work! The Alexander Gallery is located in the Niemeyer Center at Clackamas Community College. It is open Monday through Friday from 9 – 5 with the exception of campus holidays. Admission is free. 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. It is open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. with the exception of campus holidays. Admission is free. For more information, contact Kate Simmons at 503-594-3032 or kates@clackamas.edu.
Past Exhibitions
- "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 Alexander Gallery Floor Plan
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.