Carolina is an internationally renowned art conservator. She has worked and taught preventive conservation of cultural materials since completing her conservation training at IAR in Florence, Italy in 1981.  In Italy, as Managing Director of a large team of professionals, Carolina was involved in the consultation around collections belonging to the Italian State and various national and international institutions.  In 2001 she moved to New Zealand where she worked for six years as a painting conservator at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Carolina worked predominately on the Museum’s painting collection carrying out preventive conservation and providing care for art collections on loan and exhibitions. She collaborates with art professionals nationally and internationally. Carolina leads the team and directs large and small scale projects on heritage buildings throughout New Zealand. She is also a former Teaching Associate at Victoria University of Wellington.
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E: carolina@studioizzo.co

Giulia has been working with Studio Izzo since 2011. In 2015, Giulia moved to Florence to study the 16th century art technique of Scagliola, studying under Cinzia Lunghetti, a world-leading expert in the design and creation of stone artefacts. This experience furthered Giulia’s interest in the conservation of heritage in art and buildings and in 2021, she completed her degree in Art Conservation at IAR Palazzo Spinelli with a thesis on the conservation of modern New Zealand art. Since 2020, Giulia has been working full-time with the studio.

E: giulia@studioizzo.co

Rose joined Studio Izzo as Studio Administrator in early 2026. She graduated from the University of Auckland with a BA/LLB conjoint in 2025. She completed her Bachelor of Arts majoring in Art History with minor studies in History and Classics and Ancient History and her Bachelor of Laws with a postgraduate certificate in Professional Legal Skills. During her studies, she served as the first Art History student representative on the University of Auckland Arts Acquisition Committee from 2023-2025. Rose then pursued a role within the University’s Art Collection in 2024-26, where she worked in data entry and assisted Art Collection Advisor Madeleine Harvey.
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E: admin@studioizzo.co

William joined Studio Izzo as Studio Manager in 2019 following his studies at Victoria University where he completed a Bachelors in Art History, Classical Studies, and Spanish Language. In 2019, he also completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Museum and Heritage Practice from Victoria where his studies focussed on marketing the arts as well as boosting engagement and revenue within the museum and gallery sector. William now supports the studio from Europe.

Giada joined Studio Izzo as conservator in 2026 following the completion of her studies in Art Conservation at IAR Palazzo Spinelli. Her studies and thesis focused on non-invasive preliminary investigations of paintings. Her passion is in retouching with specialisation in 'ritocco a selezione cromatica'. Giada is from Florence, Italy and is currently at the Studio gathering work experience.

Milena joined Studio Izzo as a conservator in 2026 following her graduation with honours from Northumbria University’s Masters program in fine art conservation (department of easel oil painting). Milena has completed extensive education in the field of art and conservation; attending the Michelangelo Instituto Academia d’Arte AD’A in Florence, before completing a specialised bachelors and masters degree with honours at the Ilya Glazunov Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in Moscow, completing studies in painting and icon painting. She is actively engaged in scientific research within the conservation field, with published works and regular participation in international conferences. Milena is from Moscow, Russia and is currently at the Studio gathering work experience.