John Jones was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin and lived in Florida before moving to California at the age of ten. A semi-professional dancer in his youth, he has a Bachelor's in Education and a Master's in Fine Art from UCLA, where he was a founding member of the Theater Arts Department (now known as the UCLA School of Theater, Motion Pictures and Television). Jones taught costume and set desing and directed numerous dance and musical productions during his forty years as a member of the UCLA faculty. In addition, he taught acting at the Egyptian Government Film Academy in Cairo for two years and has directed five USO tours of musical shows which travelled to American military bases in the Pacific and Germany. For the last six years, Jones has seriously pursued his long-time interest in sculpting.

John H. Jones is a Sculptor Member of the California Art Club