Jonas Stirner

With over two decades of experience in the global art scene, Jonas Stirner has cultivated a career that merges mastery with innovation. His journey began alongside the legendary Robert Rauschenberg in 1997, leading to 15 years of immersion in the international art world. From his base on Captiva Island, Florida, he played a pivotal role in the creation, transport, and installation of Rauschenberg’s works, attending and assisting with exhibitions across the U.S., Spain, Italy, and France. During this time, he also exhibited his own pieces alongside Rauschenberg in Florida and New York.

Since 2012, Jonas Stirner has pursued an independent path, securing prestigious museum exhibitions and large-scale commissions. His first museum showing came in 2015 at Grounds for Sculpture in New Jersey, followed by high-profile projects, including a custom 9 x 4-foot chandelier for a luxury residence and a 10-foot sculptural centerpiece for All Seasons of Naples, engineered to withstand Florida’s demanding climate. His expertise in large-scale sculpture has led to public commissions in Arizona, a donor recognition wall for the NJ Nature Conservancy, and most recently, the installation of Square Wave, an 11.5 x 12 x 7-foot sculpture at the entrance of BIG Arts on Sanibel Island.

A master of composition, he honed his skills in large-scale photography-based transfer printmaking during his tenure with Rauschenberg. Over the past five years, he has refined his personal studio practice, pioneering his own approach to collage painting—transforming vision into a striking, layered narrative. Each piece is a testament to his ability to balance technique and emotion, scale and intimacy, tradition and bold new frontiers.