#42 Cortney Crawford - Artist

"Painting is a gift. Working with great people is my passion. Being fortunate
enough to make an impact partnering with charitable causes is my purpose."
-Cortney Wall

Cortney Wall is one of the few female sports artists in the country. Her work has
been commissioned by some of the top athletes and organizations in the sports
world, including the New York Yankees, the USTA Foundation, and the Negro
League Baseball Museum.

You’ll find her paintings in the collections of museums, corporations, prestigious
medical facilities, executives and philanthropists.

Her passion, presence and unique style of painting using sports equipment
(such as footballs, baseball bats, hockey sticks and tennis balls), have added an
unforgettable angle to numerous events and fundraisers. And, most importantly,
her artwork has helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for charities
across the county.

Cortney has appeared on numerous TV and radio programs, most notably, MLB
network in 2019, 2017, and 2015 where she was interviewed with eleven of her
paintings on Martin Luther King Day, discussing the Negro Leagues as
inspiration for those works of art.

Cortney maintains a position as a board member of The Women’s Sports
Museum. She is most proud of her partnership with Fanatics and a proud
philanthropic partner with The Joe Namath Charitable Foundation, The Negro
Leagues Baseball Museum, The Players Alliance, Building Homes for Heroes,
The Baltimore Orioles Foundation, The Ferguson Jenkins Foundation, Bernie
Williams and the All Star Band (IPF Awareness), The Culinary Kickoff, The Perfect
33 Foundation, The David Cone Foundation, The Git-R-Done Foundation, The
Chris Canty Foundation, The Women's Sports Museum, Morristown Memorial
Hospital, and lastly the Hackensack University Medical Center where five of her
murals are hanging to uplift the patients and all who pass through the halls of the
hospital.