Born in London in 1960, Andrew Graham-Dixon is one of the leading art critics and presenters of arts television in the English-speaking world. He has presented numerous landmark series on art for the BBC and other independents, and he has a long history of public service in the field of the visual arts.

Andrew has written a number of books about art and artists – his most recent was a biography of Caravaggio, and he is currently working on a similarly in-depth project about Vermeer. He lectures and tours all over the world with many different audiences and has been a visiting professor for the Guardian Masterclass in Journalism in partnership with Lincoln University, and is an Ambassador for the Princes Teaching Institute.