Born in Chicago, John Jagger was a full-time professional sculptor for over 45 years. His monuments grace many cities throughout the U.S. and abroad, and his edition designs number int he hundreds, with edition numbers in the thousands in the hands of his collectors. His awards, prizes, and patents are formidable.
“It was providence that brought Warren Frankel and me together. With his dream of surrounding himself with Fine Art, and me wondering what my ‘Swan Song’ would be, our association was perfect, and certainly no coincidence.”
-John Jagger
A driven dan, he designed and built four homes from self, though he lived in his Studio a number of times, where he worked until exhausted, fell on to a cot, rose and continued working, 24/7. He has been a champion in boxing, wrestling, and Judo. He played piano in bars and played tennis for money, as he worked his way through college. He has lived on the ocean and Cambria, California, and on top of a mountain in Atascadero, California, for years.
John David Jagger is one of the most innovative, prolific sculptors of our time. Acclaimed by his peers, and with his work collected worldwide, he is a current master of the art form that is sculpture.
Jagger became a Californian at fourteen. He received his B.A. in Interior Design and his M.A. in Creative Design from San Jose University, where Jagger Sculpture had its inception.
Jagger works exude life, movement, and power, always seeming to appear on the verge of action. He achieves this by exposing the the inner muscularity and “power supply” of his subjects.
With works of all sizes, and sculpting in bronze, silver, jade, and granite, John Jagger is a truly global artist. From the grounds of the Paul Masson headquarters & Caesar’s Palace to the hallways of corporate America, from courtyards in Germany and banks in Venezuela to children’s parks and city collections from New York to San Francisco, John Jagger has graced thousands of locations across the world with his art. private collectors have included Princes, international celebrities, and Sheiks.
In 2007, after a chance encounter with Paso Robles Physician and vineyard owner Warren Frankel led to a multiple piece commission, Jagger completed the installation of twelve original “larger-than-life” monuments in bronze and granite for the fledging Sculpterra Winery and Sculpture Garden. This commission, which took 4 years to complete, instantly made Sculpterra the “must see” winery of California’s Central Coast region, and has been viewed by thousands of visitors since the winery opened.
John Jagger has passed away, but will always be remembered through his art.