July 17, 2026
Duration of care
Today, after three years of work, we’re launching Valise 1.0. Artworks have long lives, and keeping track of them is a form of care—the kind we want your records to be held with.
- Brian Sholis
Blog
From the changelog
Features and improvements we’ve recently shipped.
Track which sales you’ve been paid for
Mark a sale as paid or not paid, record the date payment landed, and filter for everything still owed to you.
Jul 17Turn documents into records with Scan
Drop a PDF, photo, or Word file into Valise and it fills in the details for you—no more retyping sales, exhibitions, or press by hand.
Jul 17Sign in with a passkey
Passkeys let you into Valise with your fingerprint, face, or device PIN, with no password to type and no email link to wait for.
Jul 17Press archives
Keep the articles, reviews, and interviews that mention your work in one place, filled in for you from a link or a scan.
Jul 17
Reading Roundup 04
Readings relevant to Valise users—and to others who like to think about making a life and career in the art world, keeping themselves organized, and using software to do one or both.
April 2, 2026 ·
- Brian Sholis
Community Roundup 02
We take great interest in the work our community members produce, and occasionally share updates from them. Here’s the second batch with shows from Sam Contis, Ruoxi Jin, Dorian FitzGerald, Future Retrieval, Pamela Jorden, Kieran Brennan Hinton, Mark Stebbins, and Nancy Lupo.
October 16, 2025 ·
- Brian Sholis
Reading Roundup 03
Readings relevant to Valise users—and to others who like to think about making a life and career in the art world, keeping themselves organized, and using software to do one or both.
August 14, 2025 ·
- Brian Sholis
Community Roundup 01
We take great interest in the work our community members produce, and occasionally share updates from them. Here’s the first batch with shows from Steven Beckly, Alex Olson, Lucas Foglia, Kate Newby, Kristine Moran, Braxton Garneau, Ido Radon, and Kim Fisher.
April 28, 2025 ·
- Brian Sholis
Reading Roundup 02
Readings relevant to Valise users—and to others who like to think about making a life and career in the art world, keeping themselves organized, and using software to do one or both.
February 26, 2025 ·
- Brian Sholis
Behind the name Valise
Five years ago, while building the spreadsheet-template precursor to Valise, I asked myself, “If this was an artwork, which artwork would it be?” And then it hit me.
February 15, 2025 ·
- Brian Sholis
Reading Roundup 01
Readings relevant to Valise users—and to others who like to think about making a life and career in the art world, keeping themselves organized, and using software to do one or both.
November 23, 2024 ·
- Brian Sholis
An interview with Christy Matson
We sit down with Los Angeles–based artist Christy Matson to discuss her latest show, “Index Color,” and her woven wall-based works.
November 11, 2024 ·
- Brian Sholis
Some things to consider before your first show
Perhaps you’re just out of school and about to have your first solo exhibition in a commercial gallery, or you’re a little more seasoned and beginning a relationship with a new dealer. Here are a few things that, in our experience, are good to discuss transparently to ensure the process is as smooth as possible.
September 19, 2024 ·
- Brian Sholis
How we think about longevity
We place a lot of trust in software and software companies these days, but they regularly let us down. How can you trust Valise to last the decades you might need it to?
May 17, 2024 ·
- Ross Zurowski
Why tracking your artwork matters
No one dreams of becoming an artist because they want to manage a small business. But keeping track of artwork details, production expenses, consignments, and sales not only gives you cover when confusion arises—it also helps you take advantage of unexpected opportunities.
May 10, 2024 ·
- Brian Sholis