Renu Mathew Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down

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Renu Mathew Biography – Renu Mathew Wiki

Renu Mathew is a Canadian potter, makeup artist, teacher and contestant on The Great Canadian Pottery Throwdown 2024. A resident of Olds, A.B., Renu is no stranger to competition-based shows: she was a finalist on Food Network Canada’s The Great Chocolate Show Down Season 1, proving her multi-talented capabilities when it comes to art.

She majored in sculpture as a university student and currently teaches high school art, as well as an edible arts chocolate course. Renu also teaches cosmetology and works in the film industry during summer when school is out!

Renu started making pottery in high school. She told CBC: “In high school, I had a great art teacher, Mrs. Farthing, who allowed me to spend endless hours in the art room, taught me to make basic glazes and allowed me the freedom to be creative. I worked on the pottery wheel to make many things and she would even drive me home on her way and take me out to dinner with her daughter. She really had an impact on my understanding and appreciation of ceramics.

“I also had an uncle who was a successful sculpture teacher in India who made many public sculptures and carvings. He was always inspirational to me even though he lived far away. From a young age, I wanted to be like him and pursue art as a career.”

Describing her pottery style in three words, she said: “Sculptural, textured, organic”.

Renu Mathew Age

Potter Renu Mathew was aged 49 at the time of filming of The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down in 2023.

Renu Mathew Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down

Renu Mathew, 49, is a contestant on the inaugural season of The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down on CBC and CBC Gem. Award-winning artist and ceramics instructor Brendan Tang and renowned ceramicist and educator Natalie Waddell serve as judges.

She announced the news on Instagram, writing: “I am so excited to share with you that I will be competing on The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down alongside so many amazing potters across the country!”

Speaking about the possibility of winning The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down, Renu said: “If I do win, it’s because I am enthusiastic, willing to learn and grow and because I have a diverse skill set that will allow me to do well in the challenges, throw downs and spot tests.”

The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down potters are Kiefer Floreal, Alice Gibson, Thomas Haskell, Susan Johnston, Renu Mathew, Andrew McCullough, Jen Sonnenberg, Jackie Talmey-Lennon, Elsa Valinas and Michael Wood.