This Monday, my paintings were installed at Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center in Oregon City. Many thanks to the Clackamas Arts Alliance, and to Trieste Andrews and her husband, who hung the work with such care and precision.
Fourteen pieces now hang together along a long corridor, where they will remain for the next three months.
Seeing them all on the wall at once was moving. In the studio, my paintings live mostly one by one, leaning against shelves, drying on tables, or quietly waiting for the next layer of paint. Installed together, they suddenly began to tell a story. If you’d like to see more of my paintings, you can explore them on my website: https://www.claudiadose.com/category/painting/
Video of the wall one painting after another
I spent the morning watching the installation. Partly because I was curious about how it’s done, I learned a lot about the hanging system and the secure clips they use to prevent the paintings from being lifted off the hooks, and partly because I simply wanted to witness the moment when the work leaves the studio and enters a shared space.
It was reassuring to see how carefully everything was handled. The paintings are securely mounted, there are cameras in the hallway, and the staff clearly takes the responsibility seriously.
Hospitals are unique places. They hold many different emotions at once — waiting, uncertainty, recovery, relief. Standing there, watching the row of paintings take shape on the wall, I felt grateful that the work can live in that environment for a while.
If you happen to walk those hallways in the coming months, I hope the paintings offer a small moment of pause — a breath, a shift of color, or simply something gentle for the eye to rest on.
May they bring a sense of resilience and light to those who pass by.
If you visit the hospital and see the installation, feel free to reach out and let me know which piece speaks to you.