Jack Sures

Jack Sures (November 20, 1934 – May 12, 2018) was a Canadian ceramic artist and post-secondary academic.

Personal background Sures was born at Brandon, Manitoba, in 1934. He graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1957 with a B.F.A. He went on to earn his M.A. in painting and printmaking from the Michigan State University in 1959. After two years working in the United Kingdom and traveling in Europe and the Middle East he established a studio in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was instrumental in establishing the ceramics department at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus (now the University of Regina). He undertook an appointment in 1973–1974 working in Grenada, West Indies for the United Nations Handcraft Development Program.

Body of work After completing his M.A. Sures moved to the United Kingdom where he worked in London. Here he learned mold making, slip casting and production wheel-throwing. His works are wheel-thrown vessel-based pieces and hand-built sculpture. Sures has worked on various commissions, the most notable being: Canadian Museum of History

Academic positions Sures was Chairman of the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Regina from 1969–1971. On his retirement in 1998 he was granted Professor Emeritus.