The 2025 Mathematical Art Exhibition

The JMM 2025 Mathematical Art Exhibition was held at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Seattle from January 8-11, 2025. This annual exhibition, curated by Robert Fathauer and Bruce Torrence, was established in 2008 thanks to an endowment given to the American Mathematical Society by an anonymous donor. The donor aimed to honor those whose works reflect the beauty and elegance of mathematics through visual art. Participants in the exhibition submit their photographs, paintings, prints, sculptures, digital art, and more, all inspired by mathematical concepts, principles, or structures. The artwork often reflects mathematical patterns, symmetries, fractals, geometric shapes, or abstract mathematical ideas.

Awards were given at the JMM 2025 Mathematical Art Exhibition "for aesthetically pleasing works that combine mathematics and art." The award winners' art will be included in the 2026 Calendar of Mathematical Imagery, printed and distributed by the AMS.

Best Photograph, Painting, or Print: Rashmi Sunder-Raj, Twisted Set

I seek patterns to make sense of my world. Some of these I choose to interpret as visual images. Occasionally I am able to develop means to summon these images into physical form as well.

Best Textile, Sculpture, or other medium: Shiying Dong, Saddle Monster

I grow mapping cylinders with yarn by seamlessly crocheting along ribbon graphs made from foundation chains. Choosing the foundation chain graph is the most creative part of a project for me. When the final piece slowly grows and reveals its form with a little of my help, it feels like magic.

Honorable Mention: Rebecca Lin, Disintegrating

My practice explores computation as a medium for art, design, and fabrication. By engaging with mathematical insights in dialogue with computers, I compose geometries that balance order and chaos to evoke a sense of wonder. While computation is central to my design process, I cherish the physical act of making. I find joy in creating tangible artifacts—sometimes in collaboration with machines. Through this practice, I have encountered unexpected technical challenges and, by developing new tools and techniques, crafted works that push the boundaries of established processes.