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."

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Dark Ages: An Age of Light (2012) — Self - Presenter
2. Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (2011) — Self - Participant
3. Manet: The Man Who Invented Modern Art (2009) — Narrator
4. B movie (2009) — Himself
5. Mary Magdalene: Art's Scarlet Woman (2017) — Presenter
6. Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's (2009) — Host
7. The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak (2020) — Host, Narrator
8. Borromini: The Dark Side of Baroque (2022) — Himself
9. Beijing Swings (2003) — Self - presenter
10. The Mystery of the Nativity (2022)
11. Gauguin: The Full Story (2003) — Presenter
12. The Lost Genius of British Art: William Dobson (2011)
13. Holbein: Eye of the Tudors (2015) — Himself
14. Paradise Found (2005) — Himself
15. The Renaissance Unchained (2016) — Self - Presenter
16. The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution (2011) — Himself
17. Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA (2018) — Host, Narrator
18. Art's Wildest Movement: Mannerism (2024) — Self
19. Sickert vs Sargent (2007) — Self
20. Waldemar Januszcak: My Ukrainian Journey (2022) — Self
21. The Michelangelo Code: Lost Secrets of the Sistine Chapel (2005) — Self
22. Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story (2012) — Himself
23. The Lost Supper (1998) — Self - Narrator
24. Ugly Beauty (2010)
25. Toulouse-Lautrec: The Full Story (2006) — Presenter
26. William Dobson: The Lost Genius of Baroque (2011) — Presenter
27. Rubens: An Extra Large Story (2015) — Presenter
28. Boy Bitten by a Lizard by Caravaggio (2022) — Self - Presenter
29. Understanding Art: Impressionism (2011) — Self - Host
30. Arthouse (1997) — Self - Presenter
31. Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness (2014) — Host, Narrator
32. Handmade in Bolton (2019) — Narrator

Directed

1. The Dark Ages: An Age of Light (2012) — Director
2. Manet: The Man Who Invented Modern Art (2009) — Director
3. Mary Magdalene: Art's Scarlet Woman (2017) — Director
4. Gauguin: The Full Story (2003) — Director
5. The Lost Genius of British Art: William Dobson (2011) — Director
6. Holbein: Eye of the Tudors (2015) — Director
7. The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution (2011) — Director
8. Art's Wildest Movement: Mannerism (2024) — Director
9. William Dobson: The Lost Genius of Baroque (2011) — Director
10. Rubens: An Extra Large Story (2015) — Director
11. Travels with My Camera: The Happy Dictator (2007) — Director
12. Sickert vs Sargent (2007) — Director
13. Waldemar Januszcak: My Ukrainian Journey (2022) — Director
14. Toulouse-Lautrec: The Full Story (2006) — Director
15. Ugly Beauty (2010) — Director
16. The Michelangelo Code: Lost Secrets of the Sistine Chapel (2005) — Director
17. Handmade in Bolton (2019) — Director