1935 Artist Saad Shaker was born in Baghdad - Iraq.
1959 He graduated from the Institute of Fine Arts in Baghdad majoring in ceramic art.
1960 He taught ceramic art at the Institute of Fine Arts in Baghdad.
1961 He got a scholarship to study ceramic art in England.
1963 He graduated from the Central School of Art and Design in England, and after his graduation, he worked as a teacher in the same school and also at Harrow School of Arts for two years.
1964 He participated in the P.O.P Art Gallery in Holborn in London, the Young Ceramic Exhibition at the Craft Center in London, and the British Ceramic Exhibition in Copenhagen, Tokyo and Munich. Awarded one of the best three young ceramists in Britain by the Higher Committee for "British Cultural Week" in Denmark.
1965 He participated in the exhibition of the British Ceramic Group in Sydney, Australia, and the Terracotta and Walls exhibition at the Gable Hall in London.
1966 He returned to Iraq and taught the art of ceramics at the Academy of Fine Arts in Baghdad for thirty-five years and developed the Ceramic art in Iraq, and he was with the sculptor Ismail Fattah, who taught at the Academy as well.
1967 He participated in a group exhibition at the hall of the National Museum of Modern Art "Gulbenkian" in Baghdad.
1968 He participated in a group exhibition at the hall of the National Museum of Modern Art "Gulbenkian" in Baghdad.
1969 He participated in the itinerant Iraqi exhibition in Europe and Russia.
1971 He participated in the Contemporary Iraqi Art Exhibition in cooperation with the Iraqi Artists Association in Kuwait.
1973 He participated in the fifteenth exhibition of the Fine Artists Association in Baghdad, and the retrospective exhibition of Iraqi art at the hall of the National Museum of Modern Art in Baghdad.
1974 He participated in the first Biennale Arab exhibition in Baghdad.
1975 He participated in the New Delhi Triennial in India and the second party exhibition at the Iraqi Museum of Modern Art in Baghdad.
1976 He participated in the Venice Biennale in Italy.
1977 He participated in the fourth party exhibition at the National Museum of Modern Art in Baghdad.
1978 He participated in the Contemporary Iraqi Ceramics Exhibition in London, the International Fine Art Exhibition for Palestine in Beirut and Baghdad, and the Fifth Party Exhibition at the National Museum of Modern Art in Baghdad.
1979 He participated in the Iraqi Ceramic Exhibition in Caracas, Venezuela, and another exhibition for Iraqi ceramic in Damascus, Syria.
1980 He participated in the seventh exhibition in the event of the ruling party anniversary at the hall of the National Museum of Modern Art in Baghdad and won an honorary award for his efforts in developing and strengthening the art movement in Iraq by the Ministry of Education.
1986 He participated in the first Baghdad International Festival in Baghdad, the ceramic exhibition at the Al-Orfali Gallery in Baghdad, and the International Contemporary Exhibition in Baghdad at the Arts Center.
1987 Awarded the Silver Jubilee by the Iraqi Artists Association.
1988 He participated in the second Baghdad International Cultural Festival for Plastic Arts in Baghdad at the Arts Center.
1990 He participated in the Contemporary Iraqi Art Exhibition for Plastic Arts in Nicosia, Cyprus.
1991 He participated in the Iraqi Fine Arts Exhibition in Amman, Jordan.
1992 He participated in the exhibition of the Iraqi Fine Artists Association in Amman, Jordan.
1995 He participated in the Contemporary Iraqi Ceramic Exhibition at the Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation in Amman, Jordan, and the Ceramic Exhibition at the 70 x 50 Gallery in Beirut, Lebanon.
1996 He won an honorary prize for his creativity in fine art and his efforts in developing and promoting the art movement in Iraq by the Iraqi Ministry of Culture.
1997 He participated in the exhibition "Environment and Nature in Iraqi Art" at the National Museum in Amman, Jordan.
1999 He participated in the exhibition "50 Years of Iraqi Graphic Art" at Darat al Funon in Amman, Jordan, and the International Festival of Plastic Arts at the Art Center in Baghdad.
2001 He participated in the collective ceramic exhibition at Al-Orfali Gallery in Amman, Jordan.
2002 He held a solo exhibition entitled "Ceramic Exhibition - Saad Shaker" at Al-Orfali Gallery in Amman, Jordan.
2005 The artist passed away after suffering from cancer at the age of seventy years in Amman - Jordan and was buried there.
He was a member of the Iraqi Artists Association.
He was a member of the International Ceramics Academy in Switzerland.
He was a member of the British Ceramic Association.
