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Erica Barrish

Erica Barrish is the Founder and Principal of EAB Fine Art Services, a full-service art advisory firm based in New York City and Chicago. With over 20 years of experience in the international art market, Erica has served as an art advisor, appraiser, auction specialist, curator, lecturer, writer, scholar, and critic. Erica is a USPAP-certified art appraiser and accredited member of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA) and a proud Executive Member of the Association of Professional Art Advisors (APAA).

With a keen understanding of the global art market, connoisseurship and portfolio management, Erica advises new and seasoned collectors to acquire and divest significant works of art from the 19th through 21st century. Deeply engaged in the global art and design community, clients of EAB Fine Art Services benefit not only from Erica’s cross-category network of leading galleries, dealers, and auction houses, but also from her active relationships with working artists, artists’ estates, cultural institutions, and distinguished foundations.

Prior to launching EAB Fine Art Services in 2013, Erica was the Director of Sales for Marianne Boesky Gallery in New York. Previously, she spent eight years as a contemporary art specialist and Head of Sales for Sotheby’s, Wright, and Christie’s auction houses. She also worked as an appraiser and art advisor for Appraisal Resource Associates. As a curator, Erica has received critical acclaim throughout her career for exhibitions around the United States, highlighting iconic design in dialogue with modern and contemporary works of art. She was a visiting curator at the University of Michigan Museum of Art and has worked on curatorial projects with the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Smithsonian Institution, the Detroit Institute of Arts, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Erica holds a BFA from the University of Michigan, an MA in art history from Hunter College, and a Certificate of Appraisal Studies from RISD, and has lectured extensively on the global art market at the University of Michigan, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and Sotheby’s Institute. She serves on the Director’s Acquisition Committee at the University of Michigan Museum of Art, the Curator’s Council for the Dia Art Foundation, as a consultant and advisor to NXTHVN in New Haven, Connecticut. In 2023-2025, Erica was named as one of the Top Art Advisors globally in the ARTNews list of Top Art World Professionals.

Meghan McCarthy

Meghan McCarthy is a New York based fine art professional with nearly two decades of experience across auction houses, private collections, and design focused environments. She supports fine art logistics, collection management, and advisory programs, stewarding artworks with precision, discretion, and care. Previously, Meghan held senior roles at Sotheby’s, Paddle8, and Wright, managing auction operations, client services, and cross-departmental coordination for modern, contemporary, and design works. She began her career at Peter Marino Architect, overseeing the firm’s art and decorative art acquisitions.

Guided by a lifelong love of beautiful objects and the care they require, Meghan brings a thoughtful, detail-oriented, and human approach to her work. She holds a BA in Art History and English from Rutgers University and completed USPAP compliant Appraisal Studies at NYU’s SPS. She is also a proud advocate of City Harvest, supporting its mission to fight hunger in New York City.

Esme Spanier

With over 15 years of experience in the international art market, Esme has served in diverse capacities at Christie's, Sotheby's, and Collector Systems. Through her deep expertise, Esme leads collections management, research services, and data-driven market analysis. Working with private collectors, estates, fiduciaries, foundations, and artists, she prioritizes relationships above all as critical to providing exceptional service.

Esme received her BA in Art History and Economics from Tufts University, with honors for her thesis on 17th-Century Dutch domestic genre painting. She holds an MA in Visual Arts Administration from New York University and has completed additional coursework at the NYU-SCPS Appraisal Studies program, NYU Institute of Fine Arts, NYU Stern School of Business, and the University of Amsterdam’s Centre for the Study of the Golden Age.