István Petrovits (Kökös, 1945-) began his art education at the Art Lyceum in Targu Mures (Marosvásárhely) in 1967, then he attended the Nicolae Grigorescu Academy of Arts in Bucharest. After receiving his diploma in 1974, he worked as an art teacher in Gyergyótölgyes for two years, then from 1975 to 1979 in Gyergyószentmiklós. From 1990 to 2009 he was a sculptor teacher at the Plugor Sándor Art Lyceum.