| 1934 | Born Brandon, Manitoba. |
| 1957 | B.F.A. University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba (painting and printmaking). |
| 1959 | M.A. Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan (ceramics). |
| 1960-61 | Lived and worked in London, England, where he learned mold making, slip casting and production wheel throwing. |
| 1961-62 | Travelled in Europe and the Middle East. |
| 1965 | Opened the ceramics department at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus (now the University of Regina), Saskatchewan. |
| 1966 | Canada Council Grant to Study in Japan. |
| 1998 | Professor Emeritus, University of Regina. |
Exhibition History
| 1985 | "Thresholds"; 4th International Ceramic Symposium, Toronto, Ontario. |
| 1986 | "New Canadian Sculptual Art" Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
| 1987 | "Clay Today: The Inaugural Exhibition of the Permanent Collection"; Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, Ontario. |
| 1989 | "The 2nd International Ceramics Competition"; Mino, Japan (Grand Prix). "Feat of Clay: The Fifth Anniversary of the Permanent Collection"; Burlington Art Centre. |
| 1991 | "Jack Sures: Recent Work"; Ashton’s Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. |
| 1992 | "Abstract Sculpture/Vessel"; Burlington Art Centre. "Acquisition/Inquisition"; Burlington Art Centre. |
| 1995 | "White on White: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics" (group, travelling exhibition); Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario, The Canadian Embassy, Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan and the George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, Ontario. |
| 1997 | "FIRE+EARTH: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics"; Burlington Art Centre. |
| 1998 | "FIRE+EARTH: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics"; Itabashi Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan. |
| 2000 | "FIRE+EARTH: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics"; Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Pottery Workshop, Central, Hong Kong (solo exhibition). |
| 2001 | "FIRE+EARTH: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics"; The Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan. |
| 2002 | "FIRE+EARTH: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics"; Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, Ontario. "Contemporary Prairie Clay"; Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, Brandon, Manitoba. |
