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 β and then arts editor β 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."
Filmography
all 39
self 30
Movies 23
TV Shows 16
Director 2
Writer 1
Producer 1
Art's Wildest Movement: Mannerism (2024)
Waldemar Januszcak: My Ukrainian Journey (2022)
The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak (2020)
Handmade in Bolton (2019)
Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA (2018)
Charles I's Treasures Reunited (2018)
Mary Magdalene: Art's Scarlet Woman (2017)
The Renaissance Unchained (2016)
Holbein: Eye of the Tudors (2015)
Rubens: An Extra Large Story (2015)
Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness (2014)
The Dark Ages: An Age of Light (2012)
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (2011)
William Dobson, the Lost Genius of Baroque (2011)
Toulouse-Lautrec: The Full Story (2006)
Paradise Found (2005)
Vincent - The Full Story (2004)
Beijing Swings (2003)
Gauguin: The Full Story (2003)
Puppy Love (1999)
Arthouse (1997)
The Late Show
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GenderMale
Birthday1954-01-12 (71 years old)
Birth PlaceBasingstoke, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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