A Soaring Affair: Gala Dinner To Benefit The Raptor Trust April 5, 2008
New Jersey's premier wild bird rehabilitation and education center is having its 25th Anniversary Gala Dinner to benefit the Trust on Saturday April 5, 2008 (6:15-10:30). The dinner will take place at Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone, NJ and will include a reception, auction, dinner and dancing. James has created an original painting exclusively for the event which will be auctioned off that night. The original collage depicts many of the wild birds (hawks, owls, birds) that the Trust has been rehabilitng for the last 25 years. There will also be some of James's sports art in the auctions to bid on. For more information please visits www.theraptortrust.org or call 908-647-2355.
The Art of Baseball/Motown and the Glass City April 2, 2008
Toledo, Ohio - The boys of summer will take the field once again for a new season and across the nation fans will dream about a World Series victory. The Detroit Tigers have one of the most exciting teams in recent years with their new additions in 2008 and look to be one of the teams to beat. On the eve of opening day for the Detroit Tigers and Toledo Mud Hens, renowned sports artist James Fiorentino will have an opening at MMK Gallery in Toledo, Ohio on Wednesday, April 2nd from 7-10 PM. James’s show will be on display for the month of April and some of the proceeds from the sales of the original paintings will go to the Toledo Mud Hens (AAA Tigers) charity. There will be twenty or more originals on display for the opening depicting baseball stars of present and past including Jim Leyland, Ty Cobb, Pudge Rodriquez, Magglio Ordonez, Justin Verlander, Hank Greenberg, Sandy Koufax, Cal Ripken Jr. and Bob Feller, just to name a few. Some guests attending the opening will be former and current Detroit Tiger/Mudhen baseball players and team officials.
There will also be a limited edition Jim Leyland poster that will be available exclusively to the gallery that night. Cindy Millen, coordinator of MMK Gallery said, "We in the Toledo-Detroit baseball area are thrilled to have James Fiorentino exhibiting his work here. With so much great baseball history between our two cities, and the Tigers and the Mud Hens, there is no better way to celebrate that legacy than through the work of one of the finest sports artists in our country today."
James will be having a one man show at Yogi's Museum in Little Falls NJ November 15 - December 15 and the opening will take place Thursday night from 6-9 on November 15. Invites are required and if interested please contact Visionary Art Inc by email or phone. Both older and new originals will be on display for sale with some proceeds benefiting the Museum's educational programs. There will be an exclusive Yogi Berra poster for purchase both signed and unsigned and you may contact Visionary Art as well to reserve. Please visit www.yogiberra.com for more details.
Latino Sports 2006 Relief Pitcher Of The Year September 21, 2007
Yankee Stadium: Marinao Rivera recieved a painting from James as a gift for winning this Latino Sports award. James presented this original at Yankee Stadium. Giclee reproductions of the original have been signed by Mariano and are available in the store.
Shea Stadium, NY - Mets winners Beltran and Randoplh. James presented Carlos Beltran and Mets manager Willie Randolph original painitngs as a gift for winning the 2006 NL Comeback Player of the Year and Manager of the Year. Limited edition autographed giclees are available of both Randolph and Beltran. Please see store for details.
Bronx, New York - James presented Yankee pitcher Chien Ming Wang a painting at the Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club of the Bronx to honor Wang's community service over the past few years. The event also included other Yankees and notables including Brian Cashman, Jaba Chamberlain, Shelly Duncan, Ron Villone, Edwar Ramirez, Scott Clark of ABC and singer Jose Feliciano. James was seen on local NBC and ABC presenting Wang his award
Christy Mathewson Day - Keystone College, PA August - 2007
James will be creating an original painting depicting the pitching legend Christy Mathewson. The Hall of Fame pitcher played at Keystone College and to raise money for the college baseball team James original and limited edition giclees will be available to purchase. Christy Mathewson Day/weekend will be held the end of August at the college and James will be set up promoting his work. For more information top purchase this giclee please visit James store front.
Cooperstown, New York- Hall of Fame Induction Weekend July 27-30, 2007
James will be displaying his latest work and signing autographs for fans at his booth behind Legends Are Forever on main st in Cooperstown for Induction Weekend. James will have many Ripken Jr originals and reproductions available along with other athletes. During the weekend there will be a few Hall of Famers signing at the store and for more information on James' and players please contact www.legendsareforever.com
Rags to Riches, the Philly that won the Belmont for trainer Todd Pletcher will be honored at this years Siros Cup in Saratoga where James will be creating an original painting that will be presented to Pletcher. This was Pletcher's first Triple Crown Race victory and the first time a Philly won this type of race in over one hundred years. Giclees limited to 100 (16 x 20) will be available to benefit the Center For Disability Services of Albany, New York. To purchase tickets for the event or to buy a giclee signed by James and Pletcher please visit www.cfdsny.org or James store front.
WMHT- PBS Greater Television Auction April 28 - May 6, 2007
James was commissioned by WMHT - PBS Station located in Albany New York to create a painting on Yankee Great Bernie Williams. The original and 110 reproductions were all autographed by Bernie and will be available to purchase and bid on through the WHMT website. (www.wmht.com) Bernie who is a fan of PBS loved James' depiction of him at bat.
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Latino Sports presents Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols with the 2005 Latino Sports MVP award August 23, 2006
New York, NY - For the third consecutive year Pujols has won the award and James will present him with an original painting to celebrate this geat achievement. The original will be made into a limited edition print that can be purchased in the available artwork section. For more information on Latino Sports please visit www.latinosports.com.
This will be the fourth year in a row James has been commissioned by The Center for the Disabled in Albany, NY to create a piece on their 2006 honoree, Jerry Bailey. James has created a piece of legendary jockey and horse "Bailey on Cigar". Limited edition giclees will be available to raise money for the center. Click here for prices and availability.
2006 MLB All-Star Game - Pittsburgh July 8-12, 2006
In conjunction with Schulte Sports, ClementeClubhouse.com, and the Clemente family, James has created an original painting depicting the career of Roberto Clemente. "Remembering Roberto" is a limited edition giclee of 100 and 21 artist proofs signed by the Clemente family and will be first available at All-Star Fanfest in Pittsburgh. James will be a guest of Clemente's Clubhouse at the Fanfest promoting this project and his latest artwork. For pricing and availability click here.
New York Board of Trade - Mercantile Exchange April 4-7, 2006
With the release of the book "27: The Voice of the Yankee Fans", author Joan Fallon and James will be signing books at the N.Y. Board of Trade. Both author and artist will be ringing the bell on the mercantile floor. The signing will be available to everyone at the show and the proceeds will benefit NYBOT's charity for children. James and Joan will be making many public signing appearances over the course of this year. Please check back for dates and times.
James will be having a solo exhibition of his recent and past work on the second floor of the mercantile building in New York City. There will be a private reception from 6-8pm on Thursday, April 6.
Caroline's on Broadway - New York City, NY November 21, 2005
Amani Toomer Foundation-James has been asked to create a limited edition lithograph that will be available at the event..By purchasing a ticket for the event you will recieve a limited edition lithograph of Amani signed and numbered by James. Other Giant teammates of Amani's will be in attendance to sign the art. The original painting used to make these lithographs will be auctioned off with proceeds benefiting the the Amani Toomer Foundation. For more information on how to purchase tickets for this event and how to recieve a lithograph please go to www.amanitoomerfoundation.org.
James was commissioned for the third consecutive year by the Center for the Disabled in Albany, New York. James created an original for the legendary New York trainer Nick Zito. Limited edition giclees available through The Center signed by Zito.
For the second straight year, James was commissioned by The Center for the Disabled in Albany, NY to present Mary Lou Whitney an original painting of her horse Birdstone winning the Belmont Stakes over Smarty Jones this year. Birdstone has been made into limited edition giclees (16" x 20") limited to 200.
James has been commissioned by TracerCode, official autograph provider, for the National Sports Convention, to create an original painting celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the 1964 Cleveland Browns Championship team. The original, which will depict 24 players, will be made into limited edition giclees and lithos. Also, 500 posters will be given out to the first 500 attendees of the National. These giclees and lithos will available to purchase and have signed by every player.
As a guest of TracerCode, James will also be displaying and selling his latest project at the show in the Autograph Pavillion area. For more information on the prices, availability, and time schedule, you can go to www.tracercode.com.
2004 Drew University Young Alumni Award June 4-6, 2004
James has been chosen by his peers in the College/Alumni/ae Association as the 2003-04 recipient of the College Alumni/ae Association's Young Alumni/ae Achievement Award. Given to alumni/ae who have graduated from Drew within the past ten years and have demonstrated success in their chosen field as well as outstanding character and loyalty to Drew, this prestigious award has been presented to distinguished Alumni/ae since 1991. There will be an awards ceremony held on Saturday of Reunion and also a private reception.
Once again James has been asked to paint the official artwork for the 2004 Ted Williams Museum Induction. This years inductees included Monti Irvin and Rod Carew. James also painted a portrait of Rocco Baldelli, winner of the Ted Williams American League Rookie Hitter award.
James' latest project involves Yankee second baseman Alfonso Soriano. James released a limited edition of 33 giclees on canvas (16" x 20") with 12 artist's proofs. Each giclee comes autographed by Soriano and Fiorentino. Anyone who purchases a giclee will be invited to an evening with Soriano and James on September 25 at the Staten Island Hilton. You will have an opportunity to have your picture taken with the All Star Yankee. For more information on the giclees and this event please contact Visionary Art Inc. at (732) 868-1573 or email James at jamesart@patmedia.net.
Ted Williams Museum 2003 Induction Feb 14-16, 2003 - Hernando Florida
James has created the cover program art and litho again for the third consecutive year. This year's inductees include Ted Williams, Pete Rose, Tony Gwynn, Dom DiMaggio and Wade Boggs. Giclees and posters are also available.
For the second year in a row, James will be showcasing some of his latest work in Cooperstown, NY this year for induction weekend. He will be at "Legends Are Forever" (133 Main St.) promoting his poster of Yankee Great Whitey Ford who will be present signing autographs. Along with Whitey, James will be selling his latest released giclee of Stan Musial and photos of Doubleday field.
James has been asked to paint and present portraits to Nobel Peace Prize winners including President Gorbachev, Desmond Tutu, and President Arias for the 2002 Children's World Blood Bank Summit.
James, for the second year in a row, has been asked to create the cover program (plus lithos) and Pitchers artwork. This year's event will include Virgil Trucks, Cal Ripken Jr., Dwight Evans, Roger Maris, Don Mattingly, Enos Slaughter, Gaylord Perry, Derek Jeter, and Jason Giambi.
Pheonix Foundation for Children November 17-20, 2001
(West Palm Beach, FLA) James has been asked to participate in the 2001 "Champions of Children" Award Gala Weekend which is held by the Pheonix Foundation for Children. The Foundation honors individuals who serve as exceptional role models for children. This year the Pheonix Foundation honors John and Reve Walsh (hosts of Fox TV's "America's Most Wanted"), Mikhail Gorbachev, and Cal Ripken Jr. Other notables at this event include Dan Marino and Buzz Aldrin who are past recipients. James will present portraits to each of the four winners and donate an original Cal Ripken Jr. for the auction. For more info please contact The Foundation at (561) 640-5898.
Tri-Centennial Celebration of Mobile, Alabama October 17-20, 2001
James has been asked by the United States Sports Academy to create an original painting for the Tri-Centennial Celebration of Mobile, Alabama. (USSA chooses sports artist of the year and Olympic Artists) James will paint the 21 professional baseball players that all came from Mobile. He will also include the history of sport in Mobile, Alabama over the last 300 years. The players that will be depicted in the artwork are: Hank Aaron, Tommie Agee, WIllie McCovey, Satchel Paige, Ozzie Smith, Eddie Stanky, Billy Williams, Amos Otis, Cleon Jones, Tommie Aaron, Terry Adams, Frank Bolling, Milt Bolling, Stan Galle, Chris Kitsos, Norm Larker, Jim Mason, Pete Milne, Walt Sessi, Dave Stapleton, and Turner Ward. Giclees and posters will be available from James' originals. The celebration will take place during the summer and James will be on hand along with many of the players.
James will be a guest at "Legends Are Forever", which is located on Main St. in Cooperstown. James will be showcasing his latest art and will be signing posters during this induction weekend. James will be along side Bob Feller who will also sign posters of James' artwork.
National Baseball Hall of Fame June - October, 2001
(Springfield, MA) James will be displaying his fifteen original watercolor paintings of Upper Deck basketball legends from July-October of 2001. James will have his opening July 14 (invite only) along with an appearance by Julius Erving who is found in the set of peintings. Each of the fifteen paintings can be found in Upper Deck's 2001 Legends trading cards (due out 6/01) which will be called the "Fiorentino Collection". Cards will also be autographed by players. See www.upperdeck.com for more details about the cards.
(Indianapolis, Indiana) James will have a one-man show at the Museum of Art and Sport which holds the largest collection of sports art. James' show will have its opening on June 22 and will remain up until September. The show will feature 12-15 original watercoler paintings and will also include blown-up versions of James' 1999 Topps Gallery Cards. Leroy Neiman's show will follow James' in September.
(Hernando, Florida) James will create several original paintings that will be featured on the 2001 Induction Program cover and made into limited edition lithographs. The players that are featured on the program cover are: Robin Yount, Paul Molitor, Jim Rice, Dave Winfield, Tom Seaver, Jim Palmer, Pedro Martinez, and Ted WIlliams. The lithographs will be made of the three pitchers.
James has also been asked to create a painting celebrating the anniversary of Ted Williams hitting .406 in 1941 at the age of 21. Ted is the last hitter to hit over .400 in a single season. James will unveil the original at Ted's induction February 16th-19th. There will be 406 lithos made with 41 artist proofs. Ted will sign a limited quantity of lithos.
Carlos Baerga Softball Charity Event December 6-9, 2000
(San Juan, Puerto Rico) James will participate in the festivities at the Carlos Baerga softball charity event in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Past attendees include: Roberto Alomar, Sandy Alomar, Pedro Martinez, Bernie Williams, Vladimir Guerrero, Sammy Sosa, etc. James will unveil two paintings that will raise money for the The Roberto Clemente Sports City Master Plan. The first painting will be entitled "Latin Legends" and include Roberto Clemente, Luis Aparicio, Orlando Cepeda, Juan Marichal, Tony Perez, Rod Carew, and Martin Dihingo. The second painting will depict several shots of Clemente with a new ballpark currently being built in San Juan named "Roberto Clemente Stadium". Limited edition lithographs and posters will be available. For more information you may call: (610) 644-0190 or email.
(Arizona) Over 25 Hall of Famers and celebrities will be in attendance. James has been asked to paint several of the Hall of Famers in which he will depict such stars as George Brett, Paul Molitor, Robin Yount, Ralph Kiner, Frank Robinson, et. al. The original painting will be signed by all the players and auctioned off. James will be in attendance to auction off his original.
James was asked by the Roberto Clemente family to create a painting of Roberto and Al Leiter to present to Al for receiving the 2000 John Hancock Roberto Clemente Award. James presented the original painting at a press conference at Shea Stadium during Game 3 of the 2000 World Series.
(Montclair, NJ): Opening Sept. 15, 6-8pm. James will be painting Orlando Hernandez, Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera, Bernie Williams, and Elgardo Alphonzo to celebrate Hispanic History Month. (WIll also be on view at the Montclair Art Gallery).
James presented NY Rangers captain Mark Messier an original painting that will hang in the Hackensack (NJ) Children's Hospital. Mark had a walkway dedicated to him in his name because of his contributions to the Tomorrow's Children Fund.
Artists Against Abuse Plate Auction August 5, 2000
James will be in a charity event entitled "Artists Against Abuse Plate Auction" to benefit the Retreat in East Hampton, NY. for the third time on August 5th. James will paint a neo-expressionism painting on the plate. Previous artists and celebrities include Lichenstein, DeKooning, Eric Fischel, Calvin Klein, Donna Karen, Chevy Chase, Rosie O'Donnell, Billy Joel ,et. al. You may call (631) 329-4398 for a catalog.
James will be presenting an original painting of Greg Lemond where James will be riding around with him in Somerville, NJ. The paintings will be made into posters (in conjunction with the Cycling Hall of Fame).
James will be throwing out the first pitch of the game for the Somerset Patriots Minor League Team at the Patriots Ballpark in Somerset, NJ. James will unveil some new paintings as well as the two original paintings he was commissioned to paint of the ballpark which were made into lithographs.
New York Society of Illustrators March 13 - 31, 2000
One man exhibition located in the upstairs gallery of the NY Society of Illustrators. (James is the youngest artist to be inducted as a member, along with Rockwell, Wyeth, Kent Peaks, et. al.) Look for James on NBC's Weekend Today in New York Show on Saturday morning March 18, 2000.
