Stephen Beal is an American artist, educator, and academic administrator.
Beal attended Occidental College in Los Angeles, California; and earned a M.F.A.
Since 1972, Beal has had numerous exhibitions of his work, and has received many commissions and grants.
[2] From 1993 to 1995 he served as chair of graduate design and as an associate professor of painting at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
[2] He was appointed president of the California College of the Arts in 2008, a role he served until 2023.