Kevin Barry Art Advisory

What Kevin Barry Art Advisory does

Kevin Barry Art Advisory (KBAA) is a private, family-owned art consulting firm founded in 1995 and headquartered in Westlake Village, California, with a second showroom in Las Vegas. The firm operates as a collaborative team of advisors and artists that curates, creates, and implements visual storytelling for global clients across four verticals: luxury hospitality, healthcare, residential/multi-family, and corporate. Its deliverable is a finished art program — site-specific installations, custom commissions, and curated selections — embedded into flagship properties such as Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Resorts World Las Vegas, The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort, Fairmont Breakers Long Beach, the City of Hope Outpatient Center (HCD Gold 2025), Kaiser Permanente's Watts campus, Mount Sinai at Hudson Yards, and multiple Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton, Marriott, and Hilton properties.

KBAA's revenue is generated through project-based professional services fees for art consulting, sourcing, commissioning, and installation. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and varies by project scope; commercial mechanics follow the standard art-consulting model of consulting fees plus markups on procured works. There is no proprietary technology stack — the core capability is human curation, artist relationships, and storytelling judgment — supported by a roster of 100+ artists spanning more than 10 countries and partnerships with leading architecture and design firms (HBA, Rockwell Group, Gensler, Stonehill Taylor, NBBJ, Perkins&Will, Ewing Cole, Steelman Partners). Go-to-market is direct enterprise engagement with hotel owners, developers (Genting, Fontainebleau Development, Crescent Heights, Station Casinos), brand groups (Four Seasons, Marriott International, Hilton), and healthcare systems, complemented by organic social, the ELEVATE by KBAA publication, and a designated artist-submission portal.

The firm is structured as a sole proprietorship or closely-held entity (legal name: Kevin Barry), has no institutional capital, no parent company, no disclosed subsidiaries, and no M&A or funding history. Leadership consists of Founder & CEO Kevin Barry, President Allison M. Barry, Principals John Barry (Las Vegas) and Jason Fiore, and Art Directors Katie Luka and Julia Stenderup. Operating geographies span eight US regions plus claimed global project reach, while near-term project activity (dating into 2026) and a 2025 industry award indicate a firm compounding within its niche.

Name

Kevin Barry Art Advisory

Legal name

Kevin Barry

Website

https://kevinbarry.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Kevin Barry Art Advisory is a family-owned art consulting firm founded in 1995 that curates, commissions, and installs visual storytelling art programs for luxury hospitality, healthcare, residential, and corporate clients across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Monica

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Art Consulting Services: Project-based art consulting fees for curating, sourcing, and implementing art programs for hospitality, healthcare, residential, and corporate spaces.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

KBAA is a collaborative team of advisors and artists that curates, sources, commissions, and installs site-specific art programs for global clients. Its core work is project-based art consulting and visual storytelling across luxury hospitality, healthcare, high-end residential, and corporate environments, including custom artist commissions, art procurement, and installation oversight.

Product overview

Kevin Barry Art Advisory (KBAA) is an art consulting and curation service that operates as a collaborative team of advisors and artists. They specialize in curating, creating, and implementing visual storytelling for global clients across hospitality, healthcare, residential, and multi-family sectors. The company does not offer distinct software products or modules; rather, they provide consulting services including art selection, commissioning, and installation for spaces such as hotels, resorts, hospitals, and private residences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ELEVATE by KBAA: A publication/magazine by KBAA exploring luxury hospitality through art, featuring project case studies and industry insights. Published periodically as an issue-based magazine.

Products and services

• Luxury Hospitality Art Consulting End-to-end art program curation, custom commissioning, procurement, and installation for luxury hotels, resorts, casinos, and branded residences. Delivered for brands including Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton, Marriott Luxury (St. Regis, The Logan, The Camby), Hilton Curio and Tapestry collections, Fontainebleau, Fairmont, Raffles, Resorts World Las Vegas, and Palms Casino Resort.
• Healthcare Art Consulting Therapeutic and healing-environment art curation, custom commissioning, and installation for hospitals, outpatient centers, and senior living facilities. Includes engagements for Kaiser Permanente (Medical Office Building and Counseling & Learning Center, Watts LA), City of Hope Outpatient Center (Duarte), and Mount Sinai Health System (Hudson Yards).

Quantifiable outcome

• HCD Interior Design Competition Gold Winner for City of Hope Outpatient Center

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

41 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HBA San FranciscocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign partner for multiple projects including Four Seasons Napa Valley and Fairmont Breakers Long Beach. HBA is a prominent hospitality design firm.
• ROAM Interior DesigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterior design partner for The Ritz-Carlton, Portland project with Dallas-based ROAM Interior Design.
• UnicorpminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOwnership group partner for The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort project.
• Fontainebleau DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary development partner for Fontainebleau Las Vegas project, working closely with Executive Vice President of Design John Rawlins.
• Stonehill TaylorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHotel architecture partner for Raffles Boston project.
• Rockwell GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResidences design partner for Raffles Boston project.
• Ewing ColecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm partner for City of Hope Outpatient Center in Duarte, CA.
• Perkins&WillcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture partner for Kaiser Permanente Medical Office Building and Counseling & Learning Center in Watts, LA.
• Crescent HeightscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper partner for NEMA Chicago multi-family luxury residences.
• Mack Real Estate Development LLCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper partner for AVEN Apartments in Los Angeles.
• BozzutominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper partner for The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Chevy Chase.
• Gensler AustinminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDesign partner for The Clift Royal Sonesta Hotel in San Francisco.
• HKS DallasminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInterior design partner for The Viv Hotel, Anaheim.
• Dawson DesignminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDesign partner for The Logan – Curio Collection by Hilton in Philadelphia.
• Sage HospitalityminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHospitality management partner for The Logan project.
• DashDesignminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDesign partner for The Draftsman, Autograph Collection by Marriott in Charlottesville, VA.
• HOST Hotels & ResortsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHotel ownership partner for The Logan project.
• Hirsch Bedner AssociatescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGlobal hospitality design firm partner for The Sound Hotel Seattle Belltown.
• Chelsea Sachs DesignminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInterior design partner for Playa Del Rey Private Residence.
• Style HouseminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInterior design partner for Calabasas Residence.
• Simeone DearyminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDesign partner for The Charmant Hotel in La Crosse, WI.
• The Gettys GroupminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDesign firm partner for Claridge House in Chicago.
• Studio DASminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDesign partner for The Harper in Philadelphia.
• GBD ArchitectscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitecture partner for The Ritz-Carlton, Portland, a 35-story crystalline tower.
• P3 Design CollectiveminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDesign partner for Hotel Madison JMU in Harrisonburg, VA.
• Avenue InteriorsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInterior design partner for Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas.
• Friedmutter GroupminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitecture partner for Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas.
• Station CasinoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCasino/hospitality partner for Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas $690M renovation.
• KNAminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitecture/interior design partner for Resorts World Las Vegas.
• Steelman PartnersminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDesign partner for Resorts World Las Vegas integrated resort.
• Genting GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMalaysian conglomerate owner of Resorts World Las Vegas, first integrated resort built on Strip in over a decade.
• Flick MarsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDesign partner for Campbell House Hotel in Lexington, KY.
• Carlos Zapata StudiominorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDesign partner for Fontainebleau Las Vegas.
• David Collins StudiominorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDesign partner for Fontainebleau Las Vegas.
• Rockwell GroupminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDesign partner for Fontainebleau Las Vegas.
• Lissoni & PartnersminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDesign partner for Fontainebleau Las Vegas.
• Lifescapes InternationalminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLandscape design partner for Fontainebleau Las Vegas.
• Jeffrey Beers InternationalminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDesign partner for Fontainebleau Las Vegas.
• NBBJcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitecture firm partner for Mount Sinai Health Center at Hudson Yards.
• Altevers AssociatesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDesign partner for Toscana Country Club in Indian Wells, CA.
• Mister Important DesignminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInterior design partner for Vision On Wilshire in Los Angeles.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Art Commission: Long-established corporate and commercial art consulting firm curating art for offices, hotels, healthcare, and public spaces — directly comparable to KBAA's core service offering, client verticals, and consultative project model.
• Soho Myriad: Art advisory firm curating bespoke art programs for luxury hospitality, residential, and corporate clients — closely comparable consultative, project-based engagement model and premium client mix to KBAA.
• Artfully Walls: Art advisory and rental service for commercial interiors including hotels, offices, and healthcare facilities — overlaps with KBAA's mid-market segment with a similar vertical mix.
• Cain Corporate Art: Corporate art consulting firm providing curated art programs for commercial real estate, hospitality, and healthcare — directly comparable client verticals and bespoke advisory model to KBAA.
• McNamara Art Group: Corporate art advisory firm specializing in art programs for healthcare, hospitality, and corporate environments — directly comparable vertical mix and project-based bespoke service approach to KBAA.

Broad incumbents

• Studio Sofield: Established interior design firm whose projects incorporate significant art curation for luxury hotels and residences — a broader incumbent with overlapping design and art advisory capabilities at the top end of the market.
• Yabu Pushelberg: Global luxury interior design firm with hospitality and residential projects that include integrated art programs — a broader incumbent whose art curation overlaps KBAA's high-end hospitality work but as part of a much larger portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/KevinBarryArtAdvisory
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kevinbarryartadvisory
• Instagraminstagram.com/kevinbarryartadvisory

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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