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rt shipping, installation, and storage aren’t sexy, but finding and using the best of these services is crucial. At Dallas Art Fair, director Kelly Cornell says, “We must get asked a dozen times a day during Dallas Art Fair for reasonably priced shipping services. To protect their new investment, we always tell our collectors to do it right the first time. We’ve all heard those horror stories.”

“A key part of my responsibility as an art advisor is to safely ship, store, and hire skilled installers,” says John Runyon of Runyon Arts. “The demand for quality art handling and storage has continued to grow. Simply put, there are more collectors and more art than ten years ago in DFW. The amount of quality climate-controlled space worthy of storing valuable collectibles has decreased because some companies are at capacity.”

Howard Rachofsky concurs. “Art is high value and requires a lot of tender loving care.” The Warehouse and Unified take good care of collectors in that regard, but he is pleased to welcome and partner with a newcomer called UOVO, which he had a hand in recruiting to North Texas. “Dallas has a shortage of high-quality art storage, so it was natural to invite them to consider opening a facility here.”

UOVO was founded by art collectors for collectors, which makes the company uniquely poised to anticipate the needs of both collectors and galleries. Rachofsky says he uses UOVO storage in New York because it is the best, state-of-the-art facility. “I got to know the owners socially and went to see one of their New York facilities and was very impressed.”

“Touring their facilities in New York was all in the interest of creating new archival storage space opportunities for my clients and the DFW collecting community,” says Runyon, who urged them to open here. “I am especially interested in accurate humidity control, security, and pristine viewing rooms. Not to mention their interactive inventory portal is state of the art, a unique software free perk for UOVO clients.”

“We have always looked to take an innovative approach to meeting our clients’ needs—most recently adding a client portal that allows clients access to their inventory in storage and the ability to view important documents and make service requests,” says Caroline Page-Katz, UOVO’s president and COO.

Real estate executive and art collector Steven Guttman envisaged UOVO; its first home was in Long Island City. “Since its founding, UOVO has been committed to providing best-in-class solutions to our clients, who include private collectors, museums, galleries, artist estates and foundations, fashion houses, archives, and global institutions,” says Page-Katz.

With a climate-controlled 85,000-square-foot facility in Las Colinas, UOVO Dallas has everything their distinguished clientele needs in storage solutions. “A unique offering UOVO is bringing to the Dallas market is private storage,” says Page-Katz. “These are private rooms that can be accessed by the client and are custom designed for the collections’ specific needs—including bespoke racking, workspace, viewing walls, and more.”

In additions she says, “The facility has 22-foot ceilings, multiple loading docks to accommodate tractor trailers, and two viewing galleries ideal for private showings, photography projects, and conservation work, amongst other things.” The facility has a dedicated section for monumental outdoor sculpture storage. Lastly, she says, “We always strive to create a space where clients feel comfortable working. The facility has an inviting reception area, a fully stocked client café, and plenty of on-site parking.” P

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