Francois Jaggi was born in France. He completed his diploma in jewellery at the School of Arts in Geneva and then worked as a jeweller for Cartier and other well known companies in Switzerland 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 devote myself full time to sculpture at my studio in Armidale, NSW.
Starting 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, Armidale, 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’.
2010 Framed, NEGS, Armidale, NSW
2011 NERAMBLE, Armidale NSW
2011 Walcha Art Gallery, Walcha NSW
2011 Framed, NEGS, Armidale, NSW
Commissions:
1993-Present: Corporate Commissions for the Prime Minister& Cabinet and the Governor General. Foreign officials and Diplomats
Moonee Valley &Victoria Racing Clubs, 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.
