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 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; then making the originals from wood, clay or wax then casting them in bronze or stainless steel, finely sanding and polishing with various patinas, returning them to idealise form giving them light and graceful movement. François says; my passion and expression is coming to form every day with new sculptures. The understated but powerful presence of sculptures transforms the space surrounding them.

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, NS
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 Stainless Steel sculptures featured in the Australia Open Garden Scheme at Nan & Roy Robertson’s property ‘Wanderriby’, Wollomombi, NSW
 Public Sculpture:

2003 The Birds, Water feature and the Love Chairs Civic Park, Armidale NSW