Background
Born on 22 December 1933 in Chalfont Saint Peter, Buckinghamshire, Beal grew up in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire.
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Keith Beal
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Of Sussex; London School of Economics
Beal studied at the London School of Economics, gaining a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics in 1971. He also studied at Sussex, gaining an Master of Arts in and the Sonic Arts in 2013.
Career
After the Second World War, he was sent to Sweden in 1948 to gain strength, staying there for the better part of a year. In 1955 Beal spent a year in Paris, aiming to develop his painting skills. On returning to England he found quick success, having an exhibition in a gallery in Bond Street and selling out on the day.
Beal has remained actively interested in painting throughout his life.
Don Quixote by Cervantes has been a recurring inspiration for his paintings. Beal worked as a sound engineer and technician for the British Broadcasting Corporation, as well as commercial television, and freelance in the film business from 1956 to 1973.
He toured extensively with Trevor Watts Moiré, an avant garde jazz ensemble, playing at most of the European Jazz Festivals between 1982 and 1986.
