Jane Adams brings extensive experience in PR and communications within the art and cultural heritage sectors. As Director of Partnership Relations for Jane Fortune and Advancing Women Artists Inc., over ten years more than 70 works of art were restored, combining conservation, historical research, and public engagement.

In 2020, the founding of Artemisia Gold UK was marked by the restoration of Sinite Parvulos, Let the Children Come to Me by Artemisia Gentileschi, from the Church of San Carlo al Corso in Rome, a project sponsored by board member Mark Smith. This was followed by a diagnostic campaign on Gentileschi’s Mother and Child in partnership with the Spada Gallery, Rome, resulting in the publication Investigating Artemisia at the Spada Gallery (De Luca Editori d’Arte, 2022).

The same year saw the co-founding of Caravaggio & Contemporary Ltd., overseeing restoration projects at the Church of Ognissanti in Florence. In 2024, Artemisia Gold co-sponsored the restoration of two works by Suor Plautilla Nelli—Madonna of the Rosary (Church of San Giuseppe and Santa Lucia, Montaione, Florence) and Mother and Child with Saint Dominic, Saint Catherine, and Sant’Agnese (Private Collection)—to commemorate the artist’s 500th anniversary. Public lectures on these projects were presented at the Museum of Santa Maria Novella, San Marco, Palazzo Corsini, and the Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin, hosted in collaboration with Brenda Moore McCann and Ireland Italy–Projects, an association promoting cultural initiatives between the two countries.

In 2025, Artemisia Gold Inc. was co-founded as a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit, extending efforts to engage international audiences in the preservation, study, and celebration of historically overlooked women artists.

Based in London, Josephine Porciatti, Co-Founder & Director at Artemisia Gold CIC, hails from Tuscany, infusing her unique perspective into her work. Her artistic journey commenced in Florence, where she explored Entertainment Design at the Accademia NEMO and engaged with lectures at the Florence Academy of Arts. With a Distinction in Art and Design Foundation from Croydon College of Art, Josephine gained diverse practical approaches and cultural insights. She later earned a BA in History of Art from Goldsmiths University. Josephine is dedicated to sharing her passion for art and cultural history. As Co-Founder, she crafts engaging educational experiences, bridging theory and practice for students and art enthusiasts alike.

Worked as the director of the Office of Communications, Education, and Outreach at the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation from 2008 to 2024, located in the Executive Branch of the federal government. She was responsible for establishing communications priorities, developing strategy, and executing outreach efforts to educate audiences about the mission, programs, and responsibilities of the ACHP. A priority was working with students to raise their awareness of historic preservation, as well as creating experiences so they would experience the importance of preservation to the history of their communities. Susan began her career in New York City, Connecticut, and California, working in advertising, marketing, public relations, and the film industry, as the director of creative services at New Line Cinema. She worked in strategic communications for companies such as Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications and the U.S. Department of State, in Washington, D.C. Susan’s true passion for the past several decades has been studying art and art history, primarily in Italy and Europe. She joined Jane Adams at Artemisia Gold in March of 2025.

Sandra April brings a lifelong passion for art and decades of successful fundraising experience to her role as Principal at Artemisia Gold. Throughout her career, she has supported artists through philanthropy, strategic leadership, and international engagement at leading art institutions in New York City. Sandra began her career at the Museum of Modern Art in public relations and went on to hold development positions at the American Federation of Arts, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and the New York Academy of Art. Sandra is a contributing editor to ART: From Painting to Street Art – 40,000 Years of Creativity, 501 Great Artists, and 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die. She has served on the board of Non-Objectif Sud, a contemporary art organization supporting artist residencies and exhibitions in France. A self-described “art tourist,” she travels the globe to see art exhibitions, counting Venice as one of her favorite art cities.  She joined Jane Adams at Artemisia Gold in July of 2025.

Mark Gordon Smith is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and a former U.S. Army officer. After a career in multinational corporate sales and human resources, he moved to Florence, Italy, in 2001, where he studied Renaissance and Baroque art history and wrote the first volume of his Italian Trilogy. The trilogy—Tuscan Echoes, Tuscan Light, and Italia Lirica—shares the beauty and history of Italy and reflects his involvement in the restoration of works by female Italian Renaissance artists. In 2003, he founded Private Italy Tours, LTD, and has since led over fifty small-group art and cultural explorations across Italy. He teaches Renaissance and Dutch Golden Age art history at the University of North Carolina at Asheville, has previously taught at UNC Wilmington, and serves on art-focused boards in the United States.