Officially opened in August 2010, the University of Iowa's new Recreation and Wellness Centre has been designed to offer students world-class facilities, in particular swimming and diving.

Gary was commissioned by the University to create two mosaics to enliven and compliment the new spaces and reflect both the ethos of the building and something of the local area.

The centres entrance feature a mosaic roundal called Movement & Vitality. This 12 foot diameter mosaic depicts the energy of many of the activities that go on in the centre.

The main mosaic is in the buildings three-storey atrium, The River of Life is nearly 50 feet long and over 10 feet wide.

The mosaic represents both the local Iowa River, meandering its way through Iowas fields, with the ever present threat of bursting its banks, and the River of Life, running from its source at birth and passing across patterns representing culture and society with the golden zone, which shows the path of wellbeing.