JJ Charlesworth has been writing about contemporary art since he left Goldsmiths college in 1996, where he trained as an artist. He now writes regularly on contemporary art for magazines such as Art Monthly, Art Review and Time Out London, and has written on art for the Daily Telegraph. He teaches and lectures regularly at art colleges in London, and in 2003 was a selector for the Bloomberg New Contemporaries exhibition. He is currently reviews editor for Art Review.