Biography Ioan Nemţoi

 " I begin by learning the techniques of Murano and Bohemian glassblowers, and than the innovations brought by Art Deco and Art Nouveau, and finally what influenced me the most was the Scandinavian experience at Kosta Boda in Sweden."

Ioan was born on the 14th of January 1964, in Trusesti, Botosani, Romania

Studies

• The Academy of Fine Arts - Bucharest,
• 1991 Bachelor in Ceramics - Glass - Metal

Ausbildung

1991-1993
Documentation stage in Sweden, at Kosta Boda Workshops, offered by the Bucharest Fine Arts Academy

Mitgliedschaft

Member of the Romanian Artists' Union

Permanent Exhibitions

Artech Gallery, SoHo / New York, USA - private gallery
Nemtoi Glass Art Gallery, Elvej, Denmark: www.ioan-nemtoi.com
Nemtoi Gallery, Bucharest, Romania - private gallery

Solo Exhibitions

2004-2005

Nemtoi at McLaren / My Extravaganza relocated, McLaren Technology Center, Woking, Surrey, UK

2004

My Extravaganza, installation and sound surround, the.gallery@oxo and Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf, London, UK.

2003

Water and Fire, installation and sound surround, Cotroceni National Museum,
Bucharest, Romania
Genesis, installation, World Trade Center, Rotterdam & World Trade Center,
Amsterdam Schiphol / Airport
Kraft der Farben, functional art, Jacob Bach Gallery, Düsseldorf

2002

Eden, installation, Romanian Cultural Center, Paris
The Betrayal, installation, Artech Gallery, SoHo / New York
International and Group Exhibitions:

2003

International Art Fair, West Palm Beach
Waterland Neeltje Jans Museum, Netherlands
Recipients Exhibition, "Caminul Artei" Gallery, Bucharest
"Gaudeamus" Art Fair, Bucharest, Romania

2002

Museum Kunst Palast, Düsseldorf
Nieuwegein Gallery, Utrecht, Netherlands
De Smederij Gallery, Leerdam, Netherlands
World Trade Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Exelmans Gallery, Maaseik, Belgium

2001

"Orizont" Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
"Simeza" Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
Glass Art Fair, Fukuoka, Japan
Glass Art Fair, Osaka, Japan

2000

International Art Fair, Copenhagen, Denmark
Formland Fair, Herning, Denmark
Lineart Art Fair, Gent, Belgium
Glass Art Fair, Leerdam, Netherlands
World Trade Center Gallery, Rotterdam, Netherlands
De Gallerie, Haga, Netherlands
Vera Gallery, Drobak, Norway
International Glass Art Exhibition, Alizay, France
National Glass Exhibition, "Simeza" Gallery, Bucharest, Romania

1999

International Art Fair, Bucharest, Romania
International Art Exhibition, Utrecht, Netherlands
Glass Art Exhibition, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Glass Exhibition, "Simeza" Gallery, Bucharest, Romania

1998

Glass Exhibition, World Trade Center, Bucharest, Romania

1997

Glass Art Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
Art Exhibition, Copenhagen, Denmark

1996

Art Exhibition, Paris, France

1994

Art Exhibition, Gjovik, Norway

1991/1993

Exhibition in private galleries: Norway, France, Sweden

1991

International Glass Exhibition, Kanazawa, Japan
Art Exhibition, National Theatre, Bucharest, Romania

1990

"16-22" Exhibition, Dalles, Bucharest, Romania
Art Exhibition, History Museum, Resita, Romania

1989

Glass and Ceramics Art Exhibition, Bucharest, Romania

1988

Republican Exhibition, Bucharest, Romania
Museums and Collections where Ioan Nemtoi's works of art are exhibited:
"Green Fantasy", Museum Kunst Palast, Düsseldorf, Germany
"Aphrodite" and "Poseidon", Waterland Neeltje Jans Museum, Zeeland, Netherlands
"Bread and Fishes", UNICEF Headquarters, New York, USA
"Genesis", White House, Washington DC, USA

His works are present in numerous private collections in Romania and abroad, such as the private collections of King Harald of Norway, Vladimir Putin, Kofi Annan, Emma Nicholson, Princess Margaret of Romania and Prince Radu of Hohenzolern-Veringen.