Waldemar Januszczak

Biography

Januszczak was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire, to Polish refugees who had arrived in England after the Second World War. After studying history of art at the University of Manchester, Januszczak became an art critic – and then arts editor – of The Guardian. In 1990 he was appointed head of arts at the UK's Channel 4 television and in 1992 he became art critic for The Sunday Times. He has been voted Critic of the Year twice by the Press Association. Januszczak has been described as "a passionate art lover, art critic and writer. His presentation style is casual but informed, enthusiastic, evocative and humorous. He bumbles about on our TV screens, doing for art what David Attenborough has done for the natural world," and someone who acts out of "a refusal to present art as elitist in any way. He makes it utterly accessible and understandable."

Known For

The Dark Ages: An Age of Light

as Self - Presenter

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as Self - Participant

Manet: The Man Who Invented Modern Art

as Narrator

B movie

as Himself

Mary Magdalene: Art's Scarlet Woman

as Presenter

Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's

as Host

The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak

as Host, Narrator

Borromini: The Dark Side of Baroque

as Himself

The Lost Genius of British Art: William Dobson

Beijing Swings

as Self - presenter