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Graham W.J.
Beal has been a Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Detroit Institute of Arts since 1999.
Previously, he was Art Gallery Director at Washington University in St. Louis and a Director of the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska.
Mr. Beal became Curator at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis in 1977 and Chief Curator until 1983.
He was a Director of the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts at the University of East Anglia until 1984 and Chief Curator at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art until 1989.
Mr. Beal became a Director of Museum Associates (doing business as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art) in July, 1996.
He was a Member of the Federal Advisory Committee on International Exhibitions from 1991 to 1995 and a Member of the Board of Trustees for the Association of Art Museum Directors and Chairman of Art Issues Committee from 2002 to 2004.
Mr. Beal was elected to the Board of Trustees for the American Association of Museums in 2004.
He worked at the University of South Dakota.
Mr. Beal started his museum career at Sheffield City Art Galleries.
He received his degrees in English and Art history from the University of Manchester and the Courtauld Institute of Art.
Former positions of Graham W. J. Beal
| Companies | Position | End |
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The Detroit Institute of Arts
 The Detroit Institute of Arts Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The Detroit Institute of Arts provides art conservation services to the museums. The museum includes more than 100 galleries, 150-seat auditorium, a 380-seat lecture/recital hall, an art reference library, and a state-of-the-art conservation services laboratory. The company was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Detroit, MI. | Chief Executive Officer | 2015-06-29 |
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services San Francisco Museum of Modern Art provides exhibitions, education, publications, collections, and related public programs. The company was founded by Grace McCann on January 18, 1935 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1989-01-01 |
| University of East Anglia | Director/Board Member | 1983-12-31 |
The Walker Art Center
 The Walker Art Center Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The Walker Art Center operates as an art museum in the country. It presents contemporary art by fostering the cross-pollination of the visual, performing, and media arts. The company was founded in 1879 by Thomas Barlow Walker and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1982-12-31 |
| University of South Dakota | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Graham W. J. Beal
| The University of Manchester | Undergraduate Degree |
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The Detroit Institute of Arts
The Detroit Institute of Arts Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The Detroit Institute of Arts provides art conservation services to the museums. The museum includes more than 100 galleries, 150-seat auditorium, a 380-seat lecture/recital hall, an art reference library, and a state-of-the-art conservation services laboratory. The company was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Detroit, MI. | Consumer Services |
Joslyn Art Museum
 Joslyn Art Museum Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Joslyn Art Museum is the principal fine arts museum in the state of Nebraska. It collects, preserves, and interprets the visual arts of the fostering appreciation and enjoyment of art for the benefit of a diverse audience. The company was founded in and is headquartered in Omaha, NE. | Consumer Services |
The Walker Art Center
The Walker Art Center Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The Walker Art Center operates as an art museum in the country. It presents contemporary art by fostering the cross-pollination of the visual, performing, and media arts. The company was founded in 1879 by Thomas Barlow Walker and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. | Consumer Services |
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services San Francisco Museum of Modern Art provides exhibitions, education, publications, collections, and related public programs. The company was founded by Grace McCann on January 18, 1935 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Consumer Services |
Museum Associates
 Museum Associates Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Museum Associates operates museums and organizes art exhibits. The company shares its collection through exhibitions, public programs, and research facilities. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Consumer Services |
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