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 UKs 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