Ioan Nemtoi was born in 1964 on a farm in Truseti near Dorohoi in North Eastern Romania, as the oldest son of a large family. He studied at the Art Academy in Bucharest for six years, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Ceramics, Glass and China.

In 1995, Nemtoi returned to his native town to open his first glass studio. He chose this location not only for the very fine sand in the area, which is excellent for glass-making, but also because he wanted to bring life and prosperity back to this remote town which had been battered by hardships in the communist era.

His works are now selling all over Europe and the USA and being shown in major art exhibitions and private collections. His workshop quickly grew and now employs the best glass blowers of the area. In the past several years, his work has gained tremendous popularity in Europe as his pieces have been donated by Romania to the Vatican as well as to UNICEF Headquarters in New York. Nemtoi intends to open an International Glass Academy in Dorohoi soon where young glass artists from all over the world can come and work under his guidance.

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