CALIFORNIA ART ADVISORS / CONSULTANTS
Looking for expert guidance when buying art? This California Art Advisors Guide features experienced art advisors, consultants, and private dealers who assist individuals, collectors, and businesses in acquiring and displaying fine art. Whether you're building a private collection or sourcing artwork for a corporate or residential space, these professionals can help you make informed decisions. With deep knowledge of California's diverse and evolving art scene—from Los Angeles and San Francisco to Palm Springs and beyond they can be of assistance. Services often include buying and selling art, curating collections, arranging custom commissions, coordinating installations, and selecting pieces that reflect personal style and add value to a space.
While the terms art advisor and art consultant are often used interchangeably, they can differ in focus and compensation. Advisors typically offer long-term guidance to private collectors and charge a flat fee or retainer for their expertise. Consultants are often project-based, working on commission and assisting with artwork selection and placement in homes, offices, or public spaces. In addition, private art dealers—an increasingly popular alternative to traditional galleries operate independently, often by appointment only, offering a discreet and personalized buying experience. While advisors and consultants represent the buyer's interests, dealers generally handle sales directly and may represent specific artists or collections.
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
ART ADVISORS / CONSULTANTS

Jack Baboudjian Fine Arts
As a fine arts dealer, Baboudjian Art, led by Jack Baboudjian, is set-out to provide clients with loyal art buying and selling representation, and a wide range of collection management services, including valuations, planning, and insuring. Baboudjian Art offers keen information when clients are making the decision on the artwork they intend to purchase or sell. As your strategic partner, Baboudjian Art supplies clients with the best advice possible, needed in considering the future acquisition or disposition of fine artworks. Website: https://baboudjian.art/

Kevin Barry Art Advisory
KBAA is a leading national art advisory that believes that art is an intrinsic part of how a space looks and feels, not an afterthought. With over 25 years of experience and galleries in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Las Vegas, our art advisors source work for individuals, interior designers and architects across all sectors. Kevin Barry Art Advisory's in-house creative team utilizes years of art advisory experience working with artists around the world to create exceptional pieces of modern and contemporary site-specific, dimensional and interactive works of art. Santa Monica, San Francisco, Los Vegas, telephone: 310-893-0361. Website: https://kevinbarry.com/
Buys and sells American Art, European Art, and Latin American Art from the 18th to 20th centuries. We have an interest in purchasing Contemporary Art, Classical Art, Native American Art, Impressionist Art, Abstract Art, Folk Art and more. Our company has been buying, selling and appraising paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, photography and ceramics privately for over 15 years. We hold ourselves to a high standard of ethics and are proud to be your choice to sell fine art. Please call or text us at 323-829-3911 for a free fine art consultation. We have a guaranteed response time of less than 24 hours. Located in Pasadena, website: https://americanestatebuyers.com/
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
ART ADVISORS / CONSULTANTS

Kevin Barry Art Advisory
KBAA is a leading national art advisory that believes that art is an intrinsic part of how a space looks and feels, not an afterthought. With over 25 years of experience and galleries in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Las Vegas, our art advisors source work for individuals, interior designers and architects across all sectors. Kevin Barry Art Advisory's in-house creative team utilizes years of art advisory experience working with artists around the world to create exceptional pieces of modern and contemporary site-specific, dimensional and interactive works of art. Website: https://kevinbarry.com/

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