Disclosed herein is an image display apparatus. The image display apparatus includes a display, an interface unit to exchange data with a mobile terminal, and a controller to control the display to display an execution icon to execute at least one of applications installed in the mobile terminal and, in response to selection of the execution icon, to display an execution image of at least one application corresponding to the execution icon. Thereby, mirroring between the mobile terminal and the image display apparatus may be simply performed.