Bringing together the work of three minimalists, Traces & Margins opens a world of encaustics, mixed media, and paint from Emily Clawson, Eleanor Wood, and Rebecca Archey. Their work will show at Rasmussen Art Gallery in Angwin from January 10 through February 15, with the opening reception on Saturday, January 10, 7-9 p.m. Admission is free of charge.

Emily Clawson, a member of International Encaustic Artists, uses imagery from the natural world in her encaustics. She is a former Pacific Union College student and a graduate of the Academy of Art University in San Francisco; she is represented by Tercera Gallery in Palo Alto and received first place in non-representational painting at the 2008 ArtSpan Benefit Show in San Francisco. Eleanor Wood works in mixed media and shows her work at Don Soker Contemporary Art in San Francisco and across Europe and the United States. Rebecca Archey, another California artist and a PUC graduate, will be showing some of her vibrantly colorful minimalist paintings.

The Rasmussen Art Gallery regular hours are 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The gallery is located on the campus of Pacific Union College at One Angwin Avenue in Angwin. For more information, call 707-965-6303.