1972-73 Studied at Brisbane College of Art in visual arts
1978-1980 Studied at Adelaide College of the Arts & Education in education and
& visual art
1980- 1987 Worked in education in South Australia & Queensland
Studied in Fine Art at Townsville College of TAFE (now James Cook University)
1988 Based in Fiji
2004 Research in Paris & Sicily
2006 Studio tenancy at Metro Arts, Brisbane
2007 Studio based in Melbourne
2008 begins Master of Fine Arts by Research candidature at Monash University Melbourne
Research trip in Boston, Washington & New York
Research Prato, Italy (Monash Research Travel Grant)

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.