RESEARCH: Renaissance, Seventeenth Century Dutch, Nineteenth Century French, Twentieth Century European painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, graphics, photography, and cinema, as well as Southern California Post Modernism painting and sculpture. Most of the research is conducted at The Getty Research Institute. As an art historian, affiliations with the national organization, The College Art Association, and the Art Historians of Southern California are maintained.

     PUBLISHING: Essays, catalogs, and reviews on the above topics.

     LECTURING: Individual and lecture series conducted at museums, art facilities and for art organizations on the above topics. Prof. Steen has taught at California State University Fullerton, U.C.L.A. Extension, Pasadena City College, Glendale Community College and has been an adjunct lecturer in The J. Paul Getty Museum Education Department. In addition, Prof. Steen has lectured in all major museums in Southern California, as well as museums in San Francisco, Chicago, and Washington D.C., and Europe.

     CURATING: One person and group exhibitions of the above topics.

     ART HISTORY CLASSES, SERIES: A ten-week illustrated lecture series of private classes presenting one artist or period in art history in depth. The series is presented in the spring and fall of each year at three different sites. The sites are: Steen Art Study I: San Gabriel Valley, Tuesdays 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.; Steen Art Study II: West Los Angeles, Thursdays 10:00 to noon and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.; Steen Art Study III: Orange County Wednesdays 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Each location began with the Nineteenth Century and has progressed into twentieth century art and is currently presenting a four year course on Italian Renaissance painting, sculpture and architecture. The average registration per series at each location is 65 people.

     CONTEMPORARY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ART CLASSES, SERIES: A six-week summer series of classes consisting of a dialogue with artists in their studios, discussions with gallery directors in their galleries, and interviews with collectors and their collections.

     STUDY TRIPS: The conducting of group visits to museum collection, exhibitions, art galleries, private collections, artists' studios, and art sites in Southern California, the United States, and Europe.

     WEB SITE: Presents information on all of Steen Art Study programs, with the ability to register for any of them. Includes the ability to interact with class content and a newsletter (see below) and other art education elements.

     NEWSLETTER: Published on the Steen Art Study Web Site are listings for museums and contemporary art galleries with addresses, phone numbers and hours as well as exhibitions in museums and professional contemporary art galleries in Southern California, Northern California, Nationally, and Internationally.

     ART EDUCATION: All of the above activities incorporate art education components based on prior university course study and include "Discipline Based Art Education" formats based on post graduate Getty Institute training. Currency in art education has been maintained by being a co-founder and first president of The Museum Educators of Southern California 1979-1982, and currently a member. Art Education Awards: 1982 Outstanding Achievement in Art Education and 1997 Founding President from 1979-1982. These Awards were from The Museum Educators of Southern California.