
Mathematical Imagery
Mathematical artists create strong, stunning works in all media and explore the visualization of mathematics
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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.
Museums
- MOMATH - New York, NY
- The Mathema Gallery - Ocean View QLD, Australia
- MIT Museum - Cambridge, MA
- Mathematikum Gießen - Giessen, Germany
- Goudreau Museum of Mathematics - New Hyde Park, NY
- The Science Museum - London, UK
- Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie - Paris, France
- Imaginario Matemático - Mexico City, Mexico
- The Institute for Figuring - Los Angeles, CA
Articles & Resources
- Bridges: Mathematical Connections in Art, Music, and Science
- Smithsonian: Where Art Meets Math
- Complex Beauties: Mathematical Calendar
- M.C. Escher: the Official Website
- Mathematical Imagery by Jos Leys
- The KnotPlot Site
- Printing mathematics in 3 dimensions, by Scott Hershberger (AMS)
- Harmony and Proportion, by John Boyd-Brent
- Making Patterns: Pushing the Envelope
- Maths and Art: the whistlestop tour, by Lewis Dartnell
- Visual Insight, blog by John Baez