The exhibition of mathematical art at the 2008 joint mathematics meetings

The Exhibition of Mathematical Art at the 2008 Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Diego was the fifth such exhibition, and the most impressive to date. Since the first exhibition, at the 2004 Meetings in Phoenix, the collection has grown in size, quality and prominence. Where the 2004 exhibit was relegated to an out-of-the-way meeting room, in 2008 the exhibition occupied a prominent location in the exhibition hall, and for the first time was accompanied by a printed catalogue. This reflects the growing prominence of mathematical art, and the mathematics of art, in the mathematics community. Mathematical art now spans a wide range, which was well represented in this show. The curator of the show was Robert Fathauer and the works shown were selected from the submissions by Fathauer, Anne Burns, Nat Friedman, Rinus Roelofs and Reza Sarhangi.