Summit Medical Group invites you to attend 
“Live well. Play well. A Celebration of Sport Through Art.” 
Please join us for a reception with music and refreshments
Friday, September 17, 5 PM to 8 PM,
in the Lawrence Pavilion Gallery
at 1 Diamond Hill Road in Berkeley Heights.

The exhibit will run through January 2011.
 

Join us in celebrating decades of sports through painting, photography, and mixed media. All-American Girls' Professional Baseball League Sports legend and inspiration for the movie "A League of One's Own," Lavone “Pepper” Davis will visit with guests during the reception. She also will autograph her new book, Dirt in the Skirt. The exhibit will feature the artwork of Tony Capparelli, James Fiorentino, Cherie Grampp, Stan Kotzen, and Bill Menzel.

An award-winning artist, Tony Capparelli has created artwork for the covers of NHL yearbooks, the National Review, and Financial World. He is an official artist of the Super Bowl XLIV and his work has been featured at ceremonies honoring NJ Devils hockey players and coaches. He has created artwork for the New York City PSAL Hall of Fame Ceremonies, Mickey Mantle Restaurant Awards Dinner, 100th Anniversary Babe Ruth Museum Exhibit, Kareem Abdul Jabaar, and Monica Seles, among others. Mr. Capparelli teaches illustration and art classes at the Fashion Institute of Technology  and Seton Hall University.

James Fiorentino is the youngest artist inducted in the prestigious New York Society of Illustrators and to be featured in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. He has created paintings and illustrations for Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, and Greg LeMond as well as many contemporary athletes. His work belongs to the United States Sports Academy Museum and has been displayed at the National Basketball Hall of Fame, National Museum of Art & Sport, Cycling Hall of Fame, Roberto Clemente Museum, and Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center. Most recently, Mr. Fiorentino deigned the cover for Pepper Davis’s new book, Dirt in the Skirt.

Cherie Grampp paints commissioned portraits and local celebrities. Two of her paintings can be seen each night on CNBC's “MAD Money” with Jim Cramer. Ms. Grampp teaches digital art and computer design. Her work is often featured in juried and group shows.

Stan Kotzen's work has been exhibited at the University of Pennsylvania, Maxwell Club, New York Basketball Hall of Fame, and Baseball Hall of Fame. The New York Knicks, Chicago Cubs, and Los Angeles Lakers, among others, have commissioned his artwork. His private clients include Mike Ditka, Bill Walsh, Walter Payton, Terry Bradshaw, Roger Staubach, and Charles Barkley. Mr. Kotzen is a graduate of the Wharton School. He is a former teacher, coach, and high school principal.

A self-taught photographer, Bill Menzel uses state-of-the-art digital cameras, high-quality lenses and lighting equipment, and powerful software to create outstanding results. His work has been included in books, major newspapers, and magazines such as NY Sportscene, Boxing Digest, Beisbol Magazine, and Latino Sports.