Exhibit 23.1

                         Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration  Statement Form
S-8 No.  333-07377  pertaining to the 1995 Stock Option Plans,  in  Registration
Statement Form S-8 No. 333-53400  pertaining to the Special Purpose Stock Option
Plan, in Registration  Statement Form S-8 No.  333-73000  pertaining to the 2001
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, in Registration  Statement Form S-8 No.  333-73002
pertaining to the 2000 Stock Option Plan and in Registration  Statement Form S-8
No.  333-72998  pertaining to the 2001  Consultant  Stock  Purchase Plan of SPAR
Group,  Inc. of our report  dated  February  l5, 2002  appearing  in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K of SPAR Group, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2001.


                                                      /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 27, 2002