Otterstad, a painter from Austin, Texas, travels frequently and stays busy accepting numerous commissions to create depictions of sporting events and sportsmen. His works include assignments to paint pictures honoring Houston Astros’ pitcher Roger Clemens and the Boston Red Sox 2004 World Series championship collage.Past recipients of the sports artist of the year include Daniel Moore, Stephen Holland, Charles Billich, Ernie Barnes, James Rizzi and Mina Papatheodorou-Valyraki.

ASAMA houses what is believed to be the largest collection of fine sport art in the world and is dedicated to the collection, display and preservation of sports history, art and literature. The museum exhibits world-renowned sport artists Hans Erni, Charles Billich, Ernie Barnes and the famed Spanish artist Cristóbal Gabarrón.

The United States Sports Academy, “America’s sport university,” is an independent, nonprofit institution that offers sport-specific programs to students, teachers, and administrators around the world. The Academy’s mission is to serve the sports industry as a resource in instruction, research, and other sports-related services. It is the only freestanding institution of higher learning in the United States offering masters and doctoral degrees in sport science and sport management, in addition to its certification programs.