![Peregrine Icon , 25 in. x 25 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2023-2024](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1714428205079-Z0FEVBU2V1YFYF5N3FO4/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
![Peregrine Icon - Detail , 25 in. x 25 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2023-2024](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1714428859307-ODN9N1XY5F2U1CMHYR74/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
![Peregrine Icon in the Studio: Artist applying finishing touches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1714429218376-6NMHDHRWSORS0OX41787/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
![Octopus (Cephalopod) Icon , 16 in. x 16 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2024](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1718919490689-9UL1UL81CTQ4RB0TF9YK/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
![Octopus (Cephalopod) Icon - Detail](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1718919926352-FOH0160BJO3WATVVD65O/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
![Icon Paintings in "Microcosms" - Partial Gallery Installation View from Microcosms Solo Exhibition at the Berkshire Botanical Garden's Leonhardt Galleries in Stockbridge, MA (June 7 - Aug 4, 2024)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1719783278578-74S1MYL8G5KII5MJWELS/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
![Pollinators Icon , 16 in. x 16 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2024](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1718920081905-KHHN3FGJK32UNK071KPK/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
![Icon Installation View: Octopus (Cephalopod) Icon, Peregrine Icon, & Pollinators Icon . 2024](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1718920308194-4LE84J7WY5YP07VGUYOQ/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
![Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Mosaic Icon Fragment, 8 in. x 9 in., Glass mosaic on cement coated tile backer board, 2024](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1718923521608-86WW8KSTRPMHH3OH6MVF/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
![Spotted Owl Mosaic Icon Fragment, 12.5 in. x 10 in., Glass mosaic on cement coated tile backer board, 2024](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1718923961962-DIW52WIEIHR4X2F3G3HY/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
![MiddleMist Rose Mosaic Icon Fragment, 11.5 in. x 10 in., Glass mosaic on cement coated tile backer board, 2024](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1718924188475-EMJ42ISQCV25MOR97GMX/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
![Middlemist Rose Icon , 13 in. x 13 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2022. Commissioned for the collection of Rare Earth Alchemy (REÅLEA — Santa Rosa, CA)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1647121092021-RA6G2YLN0BU2OJWVNYXR/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
![Middlemist Rose Icon (Detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1647121266581-F346N2LHSX6PCL4XTLY2/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
![Middlemist Rose Icon (Detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1647120980431-1B3PJSQCNF8PPMHP1I6B/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
![White-Faced Owl Icon , 16 in. x 16 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2018. Private Commission & Collection (Johannesburg, South Africa)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1525897825641-AOEVFVU9LF6OXB2CUFNZ/peter-d-gerakaris-white-faced-owl-icon-commission-DSC_1948-WHITE-CROP-1500px.jpg)
![White-Faced Owl Icon (Detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1519851193501-CODXJIOJL1HF3MRU4TGB/peter-d-gerakaris-white-faced-owl-icon-commission-DSC_1974-detail-1500px.jpg)
![White-Faced Owl Icon (Detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1519851653239-3PMHSLIH6JABVQLZ7IDA/peter-d-gerakaris-white-faced-owl-icon-commission-DSC_2090-detail-1500px.jpg)
![Behind the Scenes - a glimpse of gilding & paint layering processes in studio](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1534781687683-GKJKM0CQU4K1544OR7AB/peter-d-gerakaris-icon-process-behind-the-scenes-1500px.jpg)
![Schaus Swallowtail Icon , 16 in. x 16 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2021. Private Commission & Collection (Brooklyn, NY)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1637078774094-6A3VMGKKY4AD448LBAM3/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
![Schaus Swallowtail Icon (Detail) — Applying finishing touches in studio](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1637279595605-Y394KS6OMZO2NPG0DCQ7/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
![Artist at work on the Schaus Swallowtail Icon in his New Hampshire Studio , 2021](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1637078996777-59EKVXWPKTX1Q7S6UGNK/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
![Schaus Swallowtail Icon (Detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1637279707406-D6NS9XN5UYZIABFYUZFY/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
![Spotted Owl Mosaic — Site-Specific Installation by Peter D. Gerakaris for the Berkshire Botanical Garden, translated into mosaic by Miotto Mosaic Art Studios. Curated by Beth Rudin DeWoody. 81 in. x 92 in. x 12 in, Glass Mosaic on stucco wall w/ l](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1685722797405-AHRAJHUHUC0SHM4TE796/image-asset.jpeg)
![Spotted Owl Mosaic translates Peter D. Gerakaris’ vibrant painting and site-specific design into mosaic, presenting the endangered owl as a Neo-Byzantine icon of our contemporary environment.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1623783572703-ENT2GDRECOWTU01VNIKC/peter-d-gerakaris-spotted-owl-mosaic-berkshire-botanical-garden-detail-DSC_8597-1500px.jpg)
![Spotted Owl Mosaic (Detail ) — A Site-Specific Installation by Peter D. Gerakaris for the Berkshire Botanical Garden. 2021. Photo: Mary Gerakaris](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1631283870903-WR82RPOT7L5FURUM3GJL/peter-d-gerakaris-spotted-owl-mosaic-berkshire-botanical-garden-detail-DSC_8637-1500px.jpg)
![Spotted Owl Mosaic (3/4 Perspective w/ Midsummer Plantings) — A Site-Specific Installation by Peter D. Gerakaris for the Berkshire Botanical Garden. 2021. Photo: Courtesy BBG](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1631281501295-3LQO7G4ABHEIZ6N4NRU0/peter-d-gerakaris-spotted-owl-mosaic-berkshire-botanical-garden-side-view-DSC_8814-1500px.jpg)
![Spotted Owl Mosaic (Detail ) — A Site-Specific Installation by Peter D. Gerakaris for the Berkshire Botanical Garden. 2021](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1623783706996-7F4ERGPE2SGSO5GDRFAW/peter-d-gerakaris-spotted-owl-mosaic-berkshire-botanical-garden-detail-DSC_8637-1500px.jpg)
![Spotted Owl Mosaic: Installation Process — Peter D. Gerakaris (right) with Stephen Miotto (left), carrying finished mosaic panel on-site for installation. 2021. Photo: Ryan Campbell](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1637279036320-93S2PIIC627LNUWYKH8I/peter-d-gerakaris-spotted-owl-mosaic-process-4-21-IMG_9982-square-crop-1500px.jpg)
![Burrowing Owl Icon - Tondo Ornament , 4 in. diameter, Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2022. Special painting for Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection at THE BUNKER Artspace (West Palm Beach, FL)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1671572119780-ZBUSRHQ5VDAZZMV8AEBY/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
![Burrowing Owl Icon (Tondo Ornament) , 4 in. diameter, Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2022. Special painting for Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection at THE BUNKER Artspace (West Palm Beach, FL)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1671572464763-PD6G4NZTKSOHZNRIVDMU/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
![Burrowing Owl Icon (Tondo Ornament) , 4 in. diameter, Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2022. Special painting for Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection at THE BUNKER Artspace (West Palm Beach, FL)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1671572335599-SLYZ4899HFC0M2MJ4ZTK/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
![Short-Eared Owl Icon , 13.25 in. x 13.25 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2020. Private Commission & Collection (Brooklyn, NY)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1581545347760-Q4D7KWG60XVD6OXCHDMR/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
![Short-Eared Owl Icon (Detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1581546017372-D4TSH2KX7EIVUBGR6TK1/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
![Short-Eared Owl Icon (Detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1581546320675-DEYONX0UFRO83RQ95GFT/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
![Spotted Owl Icon Triptych , 32 in. x 16 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2017](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1525897869742-T3U4N6W56X74XI34WHA3/peter-d-gerakaris-spotted-owl-icon-triptych-DSC_1197-GOOD-EDIT-1500px.jpg)
![Spotted Owl Icon Triptych (Center Panel Detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1511216600971-S1TCJ6HEEORQS99HQD1X/peter-d-gerakaris-spotted-owl-icon-triptych-DSC_1262-GOOD-EDIT-1500px.jpg)
![Spotted Owl Icon Triptych (Right Panel Detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1511217683504-HPBMIPUSOIP6ZDKHIH77/peter-d-gerakaris-spotted-owl-icon-triptych-DSC_1267-GOOD-EDIT-1500px.jpg)
![Spotted Owl Icon Triptych (Right Panel Detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1511217866395-YGEMYW9JMNH5OKRMG3XK/peter-d-gerakaris-spotted-owl-icon-triptych-DSC_1277-GOOD-EDIT-SQUARE-CROP-1500px.jpg)
![Icon Series: Gallery Installation View - 3 of 7 artworks selected for the EcoArt Project Award & Exhibit at 14th St Union Sq Gallery (New York, NY). April, 2021](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1618933031305-KOCFQ9XNQAKM20JHC7P8/peter-d-gerakaris-icon-series-installation-view-with-signage-DSC_2289-1500px.jpg)
![Pygmy Owl Icon , 13.25 in. x 13.25 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2021. Collection of the Artist](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1618101206312-84REQSFXV07P5GFYJ77K/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
![Pygmy Owl Icon (Detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1618101284659-DBHB3BG8QXLJLJEXSJJ0/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
![Pygmy Owl Icon — Gallery Installation view at Carol Corey Fine Art. Curated by James Salomon (Kent, CT). July, 2023](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1691964627140-UDWXJ0GRSRVOFO9T48PA/peter-d-gerakaris-icon-series-installation-view-with-signage-DSC_2289-1500px.jpg)
![Pygmy Owl Micro Icon , 1 in. x 1 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2020. An original hand-painted commission for Joanna Strassburg Fisher’s Palazzo Gritti Dollhouse Project. The Dollhouse is a miniature version of the original Venetian pa](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1618101635582-VSCQTQHMH1JM0GIZPCM5/peter-d-gerakaris-spotted-owls-icon-1-white-CROP-1500px.jpg)
![Pygmy Owl Micro Icon: In Situ - Commissioned for The Fisher Dollhouse: A Venetian Palazzo at the Museum of Arts and Design (NYC). Press Release Excerpt: “Peter Gerakaris’s neo-Byzantine icon presented an introspective challenge of recreating an](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1619232080900-0NF2TJMJL2M3IW9X70IP/peter-d-gerakaris-spotted-owls-icon-1-white-CROP-1500px.jpg)
![Pygmy Owl Micro Icon - A glimpse of the miniature icon process with traditional gilding & painting on panel by hand](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1618102205089-FEG2P0SZ80FPF6BE6FZP/peter-d-gerakaris-spotted-owls-icon-1-white-CROP-1500px.jpg)
![Icon Series: Gallery Installation View - “Transplants: Greek Diaspora Artists”, Group Exhibition at John Jay College's Anya & Andrew Shiva Gallery. 2018. Curated by Dr. Thalia Vrachopoulos](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1525898671679-QXMMCPPN9G9232PQ19D7/peter-d-gerakaris-icon-series-installation-view-transplants-exhibit-DSC_2259-1500px.jpg)
![Spotted Owl Icon I , 16 in. x 16 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2017. ( As exhibited at the National Museum of Wildlife Art )](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1525897913645-UYTKHXK5563DGSJ657UB/peter-d-gerakaris-spotted-owls-icon-1-white-CROP-1500px.jpg)
![Spotted Owl Icon I - Detail](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1511217105384-GBDURPJSZ2KFN6YD083T/peter-d-gerakaris-spotted-owls-icon-1-CROP-HI-RES-DETAIL-CROP-1500px.jpg)
![Icon Series: Gallery Installation View - “Transplants: Greek Diaspora Artists”, Group Exhibition at John Jay College's Anya & Andrew Shiva Gallery. Curated by Dr. Thalia Vrachopoulos](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1525898587325-YBRYUCIGIZ0S4GLMLTKV/peter-d-gerakaris-icon-series-installation-view-with-signage-DSC_2289-1500px.jpg)
![Turtle Icon , 16 in. x 16 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2018. Private Collection (Fairfax, VA)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1534784230418-HBWSBTKNCTYFOAS22JN5/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
![Turtle Icon (Detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1534793663642-RHY6A9Y4Y0UGP03FE5JL/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-detail-DSC_2746-square-crop-1500px.jpg)
![Turtle Icon (Detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1581545604756-7RYALOKPX3XTMAI2B150/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-detail-DSC_2746-square-crop-1500px.jpg)
![Panda Icon Triptych , 36 in. x 23.25 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2018. Commission for William Lim, Living Collection (Hong Kong, China)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1544814770846-RDC8KSXIA2Q8B1TP6VPV/peter-d-gerakaris-panda-icon-triptych-commission-2000px.jpg)
![Panda Icon Triptych (Detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1544815312560-08BLCV7N6AQP8L5DAYJD/peter-d-gerakaris-panda-icon-triptych-left-panel-spoonbill-detail-DSC_3206-1500px.jpg)
![Panda Icon Triptych (Detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1544815086215-SICBC65NWWKJD5QHPGCX/peter-d-gerakaris-panda-icon-triptych-center-panel-panda-detail-DSC_3281-1500px.jpg)
![Panda Icon Triptych (Detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1544815215906-K5MYM9GG9T16MA4WMQ7A/peter-d-gerakaris-panda-icon-triptych-commission-right-panel-h-queens-building-pink-dolphin-detail-DSC_3240-1500px.jpg)
![Panda Icon Triptych (Detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1544815507978-0S3S5WM1DPZJ5F5XMJ7P/peter-d-gerakaris-panda-icon-triptych-closed-detail-DSC_3396-1500px.jpg)
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1572970931312-7MPXDV34FQGVIU6O3DWX/image-asset.jpeg)
![Orchid Icon , 13.5 in. x 11 in., Gouache & gold leaf on shaped panel w/ frame. 2018. Private Commission & Collection (Brooklyn, New York)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1534776321803-C9RGOLXYNCM54SZQJILT/peter-d-gerakaris-orchid-icon-DSC_2780-1500px.jpg)
![Orchid Icon (Detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1534776875043-WLJI186MQY9KIXBWV1YD/peter-d-gerakaris-orchid-icon-detail-DSC_2860-crop-1500px.jpg)
![Orchid Icon (Detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1534776351024-U7UF45B49P4XKIHNMAHE/peter-d-gerakaris-orchid-icon-detail-DSC_2800-1500px.jpg)
![Barred Owl Micro Icon , 6 in. x 6 in., Gouache w/ silver & gold leaf on panel. 2018. Private Commission & Collection (San Francisco, CA)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1530031807824-G8MI2E0Z2RBFOUQ8QGDQ/peter-d-gerakaris-barred-owl-micro-icon-DSC_2396-1500px.jpg)
![Athena Study (Caravan Remix) , 14.5 in. x 14.5 in., Gouache & gold leaf on paper. 2017. Private Collection (Athens, GR)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1525898519922-MQDK777W3EWNZR90AIVK/peter-d-gerakaris-athena-study-caravan-remix-WHITE-CROP-1500px.jpg)
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1550589242753-UIIS9BQ1BK6OQKB1O21G/peter-d-gerakaris-salon-icon-thumb-1080p.jpg)
![Microcosms Solo Exhibition (Partial Gallery Installation View) - Portrait of the Artist at the Berkshire Botanical Garden's Leonhardt Galleries w/ Spotted Owl Icon Mosaic Fragment (far left), Peregrine Icon (left) , & Octopus (Cephalopod](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1719782861445-692U7IDJH8YD6XKRXUZI/peter-d-gerakaris-in-studio-with-panda-icon-triptych-portrait-by-mark-lennihan-L1009289-1500px.jpg)
![Icon Paintings in "Microcosms" - Partial Gallery Installation View from Microcosms Solo Exhibition at the Berkshire Botanical Garden's Leonhardt Galleries in Stockbridge, MA (June 7 - Aug 4, 2024)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1719783278578-74S1MYL8G5KII5MJWELS/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
Icon Paintings in "Microcosms" - Partial Gallery Installation View from Microcosms Solo Exhibition at the Berkshire Botanical Garden's Leonhardt Galleries in Stockbridge, MA (June 7 - Aug 4, 2024)
![Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Mosaic Icon Fragment, 8 in. x 9 in., Glass mosaic on cement coated tile backer board, 2024](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1718923521608-86WW8KSTRPMHH3OH6MVF/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Mosaic Icon Fragment, 8 in. x 9 in., Glass mosaic on cement coated tile backer board, 2024
![Spotted Owl Mosaic Icon Fragment, 12.5 in. x 10 in., Glass mosaic on cement coated tile backer board, 2024](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1718923961962-DIW52WIEIHR4X2F3G3HY/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
Spotted Owl Mosaic Icon Fragment, 12.5 in. x 10 in., Glass mosaic on cement coated tile backer board, 2024
![MiddleMist Rose Mosaic Icon Fragment, 11.5 in. x 10 in., Glass mosaic on cement coated tile backer board, 2024](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1718924188475-EMJ42ISQCV25MOR97GMX/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
MiddleMist Rose Mosaic Icon Fragment, 11.5 in. x 10 in., Glass mosaic on cement coated tile backer board, 2024
![Middlemist Rose Icon , 13 in. x 13 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2022. Commissioned for the collection of Rare Earth Alchemy (REÅLEA — Santa Rosa, CA)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1647121092021-RA6G2YLN0BU2OJWVNYXR/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
Middlemist Rose Icon, 13 in. x 13 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2022. Commissioned for the collection of Rare Earth Alchemy (REÅLEA — Santa Rosa, CA)
![White-Faced Owl Icon , 16 in. x 16 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2018. Private Commission & Collection (Johannesburg, South Africa)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1525897825641-AOEVFVU9LF6OXB2CUFNZ/peter-d-gerakaris-white-faced-owl-icon-commission-DSC_1948-WHITE-CROP-1500px.jpg)
White-Faced Owl Icon, 16 in. x 16 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2018. Private Commission & Collection (Johannesburg, South Africa)
![Schaus Swallowtail Icon , 16 in. x 16 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2021. Private Commission & Collection (Brooklyn, NY)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1637078774094-6A3VMGKKY4AD448LBAM3/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
Schaus Swallowtail Icon, 16 in. x 16 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2021. Private Commission & Collection (Brooklyn, NY)
![Spotted Owl Mosaic — Site-Specific Installation by Peter D. Gerakaris for the Berkshire Botanical Garden, translated into mosaic by Miotto Mosaic Art Studios. Curated by Beth Rudin DeWoody. 81 in. x 92 in. x 12 in, Glass Mosaic on stucco wall w/ l](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1685722797405-AHRAJHUHUC0SHM4TE796/image-asset.jpeg)
Spotted Owl Mosaic — Site-Specific Installation by Peter D. Gerakaris for the Berkshire Botanical Garden, translated into mosaic by Miotto Mosaic Art Studios. Curated by Beth Rudin DeWoody. 81 in. x 92 in. x 12 in, Glass Mosaic on stucco wall w/ live plants. 2021. Permanent Collection of the Berkshire Botanical Garden. Photo: Courtesy BBG
![Spotted Owl Mosaic translates Peter D. Gerakaris’ vibrant painting and site-specific design into mosaic, presenting the endangered owl as a Neo-Byzantine icon of our contemporary environment.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1623783572703-ENT2GDRECOWTU01VNIKC/peter-d-gerakaris-spotted-owl-mosaic-berkshire-botanical-garden-detail-DSC_8597-1500px.jpg)
Spotted Owl Mosaic translates Peter D. Gerakaris’ vibrant painting and site-specific design into mosaic, presenting the endangered owl as a Neo-Byzantine icon of our contemporary environment.
![Spotted Owl Mosaic (Detail ) — A Site-Specific Installation by Peter D. Gerakaris for the Berkshire Botanical Garden. 2021. Photo: Mary Gerakaris](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1631283870903-WR82RPOT7L5FURUM3GJL/peter-d-gerakaris-spotted-owl-mosaic-berkshire-botanical-garden-detail-DSC_8637-1500px.jpg)
Spotted Owl Mosaic (Detail ) — A Site-Specific Installation by Peter D. Gerakaris for the Berkshire Botanical Garden. 2021. Photo: Mary Gerakaris
![Spotted Owl Mosaic (3/4 Perspective w/ Midsummer Plantings) — A Site-Specific Installation by Peter D. Gerakaris for the Berkshire Botanical Garden. 2021. Photo: Courtesy BBG](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1631281501295-3LQO7G4ABHEIZ6N4NRU0/peter-d-gerakaris-spotted-owl-mosaic-berkshire-botanical-garden-side-view-DSC_8814-1500px.jpg)
Spotted Owl Mosaic (3/4 Perspective w/ Midsummer Plantings) — A Site-Specific Installation by Peter D. Gerakaris for the Berkshire Botanical Garden. 2021. Photo: Courtesy BBG
![Spotted Owl Mosaic (Detail ) — A Site-Specific Installation by Peter D. Gerakaris for the Berkshire Botanical Garden. 2021](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1623783706996-7F4ERGPE2SGSO5GDRFAW/peter-d-gerakaris-spotted-owl-mosaic-berkshire-botanical-garden-detail-DSC_8637-1500px.jpg)
Spotted Owl Mosaic (Detail ) — A Site-Specific Installation by Peter D. Gerakaris for the Berkshire Botanical Garden. 2021
![Spotted Owl Mosaic: Installation Process — Peter D. Gerakaris (right) with Stephen Miotto (left), carrying finished mosaic panel on-site for installation. 2021. Photo: Ryan Campbell](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1637279036320-93S2PIIC627LNUWYKH8I/peter-d-gerakaris-spotted-owl-mosaic-process-4-21-IMG_9982-square-crop-1500px.jpg)
Spotted Owl Mosaic: Installation Process — Peter D. Gerakaris (right) with Stephen Miotto (left), carrying finished mosaic panel on-site for installation. 2021. Photo: Ryan Campbell
![Burrowing Owl Icon - Tondo Ornament , 4 in. diameter, Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2022. Special painting for Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection at THE BUNKER Artspace (West Palm Beach, FL)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1671572119780-ZBUSRHQ5VDAZZMV8AEBY/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
Burrowing Owl Icon - Tondo Ornament, 4 in. diameter, Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2022. Special painting for Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection at THE BUNKER Artspace (West Palm Beach, FL)
![Burrowing Owl Icon (Tondo Ornament) , 4 in. diameter, Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2022. Special painting for Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection at THE BUNKER Artspace (West Palm Beach, FL)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1671572464763-PD6G4NZTKSOHZNRIVDMU/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
Burrowing Owl Icon (Tondo Ornament), 4 in. diameter, Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2022. Special painting for Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection at THE BUNKER Artspace (West Palm Beach, FL)
![Burrowing Owl Icon (Tondo Ornament) , 4 in. diameter, Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2022. Special painting for Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection at THE BUNKER Artspace (West Palm Beach, FL)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1671572335599-SLYZ4899HFC0M2MJ4ZTK/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
Burrowing Owl Icon (Tondo Ornament), 4 in. diameter, Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2022. Special painting for Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection at THE BUNKER Artspace (West Palm Beach, FL)
![Short-Eared Owl Icon , 13.25 in. x 13.25 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2020. Private Commission & Collection (Brooklyn, NY)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1581545347760-Q4D7KWG60XVD6OXCHDMR/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
Short-Eared Owl Icon, 13.25 in. x 13.25 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2020. Private Commission & Collection (Brooklyn, NY)
![Icon Series: Gallery Installation View - 3 of 7 artworks selected for the EcoArt Project Award & Exhibit at 14th St Union Sq Gallery (New York, NY). April, 2021](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1618933031305-KOCFQ9XNQAKM20JHC7P8/peter-d-gerakaris-icon-series-installation-view-with-signage-DSC_2289-1500px.jpg)
Icon Series: Gallery Installation View - 3 of 7 artworks selected for the EcoArt Project Award & Exhibit at 14th St Union Sq Gallery (New York, NY). April, 2021
![Pygmy Owl Icon , 13.25 in. x 13.25 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2021. Collection of the Artist](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1618101206312-84REQSFXV07P5GFYJ77K/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
Pygmy Owl Icon, 13.25 in. x 13.25 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2021. Collection of the Artist
![Pygmy Owl Icon — Gallery Installation view at Carol Corey Fine Art. Curated by James Salomon (Kent, CT). July, 2023](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1691964627140-UDWXJ0GRSRVOFO9T48PA/peter-d-gerakaris-icon-series-installation-view-with-signage-DSC_2289-1500px.jpg)
Pygmy Owl Icon — Gallery Installation view at Carol Corey Fine Art. Curated by James Salomon (Kent, CT). July, 2023
![Pygmy Owl Micro Icon , 1 in. x 1 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2020. An original hand-painted commission for Joanna Strassburg Fisher’s Palazzo Gritti Dollhouse Project. The Dollhouse is a miniature version of the original Venetian pa](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1618101635582-VSCQTQHMH1JM0GIZPCM5/peter-d-gerakaris-spotted-owls-icon-1-white-CROP-1500px.jpg)
Pygmy Owl Micro Icon, 1 in. x 1 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2020. An original hand-painted commission for Joanna Strassburg Fisher’s Palazzo Gritti Dollhouse Project. The Dollhouse is a miniature version of the original Venetian palazzo. To be exhibited in 2021 at the Museum of Arts & Design (NYC), The Bruce Museum (CT), & Palermo Sicily (Italy).
![Pygmy Owl Micro Icon: In Situ - Commissioned for The Fisher Dollhouse: A Venetian Palazzo at the Museum of Arts and Design (NYC). Press Release Excerpt: “Peter Gerakaris’s neo-Byzantine icon presented an introspective challenge of recreating an](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1619232080900-0NF2TJMJL2M3IW9X70IP/peter-d-gerakaris-spotted-owls-icon-1-white-CROP-1500px.jpg)
Pygmy Owl Micro Icon: In Situ - Commissioned for The Fisher Dollhouse: A Venetian Palazzo at the Museum of Arts and Design (NYC). Press Release Excerpt: “Peter Gerakaris’s neo-Byzantine icon presented an introspective challenge of recreating an exacting process—painting with a brush of no more than three hairs.” Photo: Jenna Bascom
![Pygmy Owl Micro Icon - A glimpse of the miniature icon process with traditional gilding & painting on panel by hand](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1618102205089-FEG2P0SZ80FPF6BE6FZP/peter-d-gerakaris-spotted-owls-icon-1-white-CROP-1500px.jpg)
Pygmy Owl Micro Icon - A glimpse of the miniature icon process with traditional gilding & painting on panel by hand
![Icon Series: Gallery Installation View - “Transplants: Greek Diaspora Artists”, Group Exhibition at John Jay College's Anya & Andrew Shiva Gallery. 2018. Curated by Dr. Thalia Vrachopoulos](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1525898671679-QXMMCPPN9G9232PQ19D7/peter-d-gerakaris-icon-series-installation-view-transplants-exhibit-DSC_2259-1500px.jpg)
Icon Series: Gallery Installation View - “Transplants: Greek Diaspora Artists”, Group Exhibition at John Jay College's Anya & Andrew Shiva Gallery. 2018. Curated by Dr. Thalia Vrachopoulos
![Spotted Owl Icon I , 16 in. x 16 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2017. ( As exhibited at the National Museum of Wildlife Art )](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1525897913645-UYTKHXK5563DGSJ657UB/peter-d-gerakaris-spotted-owls-icon-1-white-CROP-1500px.jpg)
Spotted Owl Icon I, 16 in. x 16 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2017. (As exhibited at the National Museum of Wildlife Art)
![Icon Series: Gallery Installation View - “Transplants: Greek Diaspora Artists”, Group Exhibition at John Jay College's Anya & Andrew Shiva Gallery. Curated by Dr. Thalia Vrachopoulos](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1525898587325-YBRYUCIGIZ0S4GLMLTKV/peter-d-gerakaris-icon-series-installation-view-with-signage-DSC_2289-1500px.jpg)
Icon Series: Gallery Installation View - “Transplants: Greek Diaspora Artists”, Group Exhibition at John Jay College's Anya & Andrew Shiva Gallery. Curated by Dr. Thalia Vrachopoulos
![Turtle Icon , 16 in. x 16 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2018. Private Collection (Fairfax, VA)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1534784230418-HBWSBTKNCTYFOAS22JN5/peter-d-gerakaris-turtle-icon-DSC_2629-1500px.jpg)
Turtle Icon, 16 in. x 16 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2018. Private Collection (Fairfax, VA)
![Panda Icon Triptych , 36 in. x 23.25 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2018. Commission for William Lim, Living Collection (Hong Kong, China)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1544814770846-RDC8KSXIA2Q8B1TP6VPV/peter-d-gerakaris-panda-icon-triptych-commission-2000px.jpg)
Panda Icon Triptych, 36 in. x 23.25 in., Gouache & gold leaf on panel. 2018. Commission for William Lim, Living Collection (Hong Kong, China)
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1572970931312-7MPXDV34FQGVIU6O3DWX/image-asset.jpeg)
Video clip highlights Panda Icon Triptych as featured in An Interview with Peter Gerakaris by Danni Shen in Fjords Review. 2019
![Orchid Icon , 13.5 in. x 11 in., Gouache & gold leaf on shaped panel w/ frame. 2018. Private Commission & Collection (Brooklyn, New York)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1534776321803-C9RGOLXYNCM54SZQJILT/peter-d-gerakaris-orchid-icon-DSC_2780-1500px.jpg)
Orchid Icon, 13.5 in. x 11 in., Gouache & gold leaf on shaped panel w/ frame. 2018. Private Commission & Collection (Brooklyn, New York)
![Barred Owl Micro Icon , 6 in. x 6 in., Gouache w/ silver & gold leaf on panel. 2018. Private Commission & Collection (San Francisco, CA)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1530031807824-G8MI2E0Z2RBFOUQ8QGDQ/peter-d-gerakaris-barred-owl-micro-icon-DSC_2396-1500px.jpg)
Barred Owl Micro Icon, 6 in. x 6 in., Gouache w/ silver & gold leaf on panel. 2018. Private Commission & Collection (San Francisco, CA)
![Athena Study (Caravan Remix) , 14.5 in. x 14.5 in., Gouache & gold leaf on paper. 2017. Private Collection (Athens, GR)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1525898519922-MQDK777W3EWNZR90AIVK/peter-d-gerakaris-athena-study-caravan-remix-WHITE-CROP-1500px.jpg)
Athena Study (Caravan Remix), 14.5 in. x 14.5 in., Gouache & gold leaf on paper. 2017. Private Collection (Athens, GR)
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1550589242753-UIIS9BQ1BK6OQKB1O21G/peter-d-gerakaris-salon-icon-thumb-1080p.jpg)
A multi-sensory, solo presentation of "Icon Series" paintings by artist Peter D. Gerakaris, curated by Heather Topcik at The Society for Domestic Museology. Original ambient soundtrack by composer Trevor Gureckis & Byzantine-inspired menu by Joel Topcik…
![Microcosms Solo Exhibition (Partial Gallery Installation View) - Portrait of the Artist at the Berkshire Botanical Garden's Leonhardt Galleries w/ Spotted Owl Icon Mosaic Fragment (far left), Peregrine Icon (left) , & Octopus (Cephalopod](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55aea849e4b0d3eba63609df/1719782861445-692U7IDJH8YD6XKRXUZI/peter-d-gerakaris-in-studio-with-panda-icon-triptych-portrait-by-mark-lennihan-L1009289-1500px.jpg)
Microcosms Solo Exhibition (Partial Gallery Installation View) - Portrait of the Artist at the Berkshire Botanical Garden's Leonhardt Galleries w/ Spotted Owl Icon Mosaic Fragment (far left), Peregrine Icon (left), & Octopus (Cephalopod) Icon (right)