Kurt Shaw is the President of Kurt Shaw & Company, Inc. Whether clients need an appraiser for insurance, estates, divorces, downsizing, or shipping purposes, Kurt Shaw & Company, Inc. provides practical advice and professional service. Kurt Shaw is a certified appraiser with the International Fine Art Appraisers Association (IFAA). Kurt is also a member of the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) and the American Bar Association (ABA). Kurt has over 20-years of experience as an appraiser.

Notably, Kurt served as the art critic for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review for 16 years and owned and operated Shaw Galleries, an art and antiques gallery on Liberty Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh for 10 years. Kurt is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Fine Arts (B.F.A. with honors, 1989). Kurt studied under the late Sam Gilliam, a renowned American color field painter.

Kurt's clients include individuals, families, estates, law firms, and other institutions. Institutional clients include the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania, Bethlen Communities, BNY Mellon, The Children’s Institute, Colcom Foundation, Dollar Bank, The Frick Pittsburgh, General Nutrition Corporation (GNC), Grove City College, Merrick Art Gallery, Palmer Museum of Art, Penn State University, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, PNC Bank, the National Football League Alumni Association, and Thermo Fisher Scientific.