Francois Jaggi was born in France. He
completed his diploma in Jewellery at the School
of Arts in Geneva and then worked as a freelance
Jeweller for Cartier and other well known companies
before deciding to move to Australia where he found
his passion for making sculpture.
Francois says; Australia gives me exciting and limitless
possibilities in Sculpture giving me the opportunity
to work full time as a sculptor at my studio in Armidale,
NSW.
First working with drawings he then creates the
originals and then casts them in bronze or stainless
steel. After the casting he finely sands and polishes
them with different patinas.
His wire sculptures, he welds wire returning them
all to idealise form giving them light and graceful
movement.
François says: My passion and expression
with sculpture is evolving every day. The understated
but powerful presence of sculpture transforms the
space surrounding it.
François continues to attract art collectors
in Australia and around the world.
Exhibitions:
1996 New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW
1997 New England Art Society, NSW
1998 Hill-Smith Fine Art Gallery, Adelaide, SA
2000 Hill-Smith Fine Art Gallery, Adelaide, SA
2001 Inverell Art Society, Inverell, NSW
2001 Borderline Art Exhibition, Tenterfield, NSW
2002 Stanthorpe Art Gallery, QLD
2005New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW
2007New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW
2009Framed, NEGS, Northern Tablelands, NSW
2010 New England Regional Art Gallery, Francois exhibited
his sculpture in a joint exhibition with local Artist
Kerry Gulliver called ‘Out of the Box’.
Commissions:
1993-Present: Corporate Commissions for
the Prime Minister& Cabinet and the Governor
General. Foreign officials and Diplomats
Victoria Racing Club, Mining companies and other
corporate commissions.
Private commissions including large Stainless Steel sculptures
as well as other sculptures in different mediums:
The Australia Open Garden Scheme and in other private
homes and gardens around Australia
Public Sculpture:
2003 ‘The Birds’ Water feature & ‘The
Love Chairs’, Civic Park, Armidale NSW
Acquisitive Sculpture:
2009 ‘The Bride’ Tamworth Regional Gallery,
Tamworth NSW.