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., she helped restore more than 70 works of art over a decade, blending conservation, historical research, and public engagement.

In 2020, she founded Artemisia Gold (AG), a UK charity dedicated to rediscovering the works of female artists and, through restoration, research, and education, bringing these works—and the stories of these forgotten artists—back to life. To launch Artemisia Gold she co-sponsored and coordinated the restoration of Artemisia Gentileschi’s Sinite Parvulos, Let the Children Come to Me from Rome’s Church of San Carlo al Corso. In 2022, Artemisia Gold sponsored a diagnostic campaign on Gentileschi’s Mother and Child, undertaken by Emmebi Diagnostica Artistica in partnership with Rome’s Spada Gallery, culminating in the publication Investigating Artemisia at the Spada Gallery (De Luca Editori d’Arte, 2022).

That same year, she co-founded Caravaggio & Contemporary Ltd., overseeing restoration work at Florence’s Church of Ognissanti. In 2024, Artemisia Gold co-sponsored the restoration of two paintings by Suor Plautilla Nelli—Madonna of the Rosary and Mother and Child with Saint Dominic, Saint Catherine, and Sant’Agnese—to celebrate the artist’s 500th anniversary. The project was marked by public lectures at the Museum of Santa Maria Novella, San Marco, Palazzo Corsini, and Trinity College Dublin.

In 2026 AG launched a new restoration, the Birth of the Virgin by Plautilla Bricci, Church of Campo Marzio, Rome. This year she co-founded Artemisia Gold Inc., a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) charity extending this work to engage international audiences in celebrating historically overlooked female 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.

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.