
Waldemar Januszczak
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."
20
Films
10
TV Shows
24
Crew Credits
Known For
30 Credits
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
2011

Handmade in Bolton
as Narrator
2019

Art's Wildest Movement: Mannerism
as Self
2024

Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness
as Host, Narrator
2014

The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution
as Himself
2011

The Renaissance Unchained
as Self - Presenter
2016

Paradise Found
as Himself
2005

Beijing Swings
as Self - presenter
2003

Ugly Beauty
2010

Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA
as Host, Narrator
2018

The Dark Ages: An Age of Light
as Self - Presenter
2012

Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's
as Host
2009
Behind the Camera
24 Credits
Handmade in Bolton
Director
2019

Art's Wildest Movement: Mannerism
Director, Writer
2024

Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness
Writer
2014

The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution
Director
2011

The Renaissance Unchained
Writer
2016

Beijing Swings
Writer
2003

Ugly Beauty
Director
2010

Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA
Writer
2018

The Dark Ages: An Age of Light
Director, Writer
2012

Picasso: Magic, Sex & Death
Producer
2001

The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak
Writer
2020

Manet: The Man Who Invented Modern Art
Director
2009