The Delray Beach Downtown Development Authority (DDA) announced the opening of the Cornell Art Museum’s upcoming exhibition “ICONS of ART Italian Mosaic Portraits” on February 15, 2025. The new exhibition showcases 30 original, one-of-a-kind hand crafted mosaic portraits of famous personalities, representing a variety of cultural fields. Featured artists include Frida Kahlo, Madonna, Leonardo DiCaprio, Sophia Loren, Amy Winehouse, David Bowie, Mohammed Ali, Basquiat and more.

The exhibition is curated by Marusca Gatto, Cultural Arts Director at the Delray DDA, in collaboration with Guglielmo Zanette, Artistic Director of the Naonis Association and creator of the Concorso Mosaic Young Talent, and the prestigious Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli, a world-famous Italian mosaic school.