American Mathematical Society - Mathematical Association of America

Joint Mathematics Meetings
January 13-16, 2010 - San Francisco, California.
Exhibition of Mathematical Art

The physical art exhibition took place in San Francisco, CA. January 13-16, 2010, as part of the 2010 Joint Mathematics Meetings. It was organized by: Robert Fathauer, Tessellations Company, Phoenix, Arizona; Web page design: Anne Burns, Long Island University, Brookville, NY Jurors: Robert Fathauer, Tessellations Company, Phoenix, Arizona; Anne Burns, Department of Mathematics, Long Island University, New York; Nat Friedman, Department of Mathematics, State University at Albany, New York; Reza Sarhangi, Department of Mathematics, Towson University, Maryland; Dick Termes, internationally acclaimed artist. A print catalog was published for the exhibition and is available from mathartfun The individual artists own the copyright for their respective images and text. The images may not be reproduced or used in any manner without the permission of the artist.

The Mathematical Art Exhibition Prize was established through an endowment provided to the AMS by an anonymous donor, who wishes to acknowledge those whose works demonstrate the beauty and elegance of mathematics expressed in a visual art form. The winners, selected by an independent panel of jurors and announced at the meeting, are:
First prize: "Embrace" by Robert Bosch
Second prize: "The Vase" by Harry Benke
Third prize:"Meditations on f(x,y)= x²/2 + xy/2 - y⁴/8" by Richard Werner

Photos of the exhibit

Click on the artist's name below to see the work(s) in the exhibit by that artist