LOCAL ARTIST SHOWCASE
Among the many hopes and dreams we have for our restaurant, we always envisioned that Steel Cup Café would be a place of connection within our community, and a gathering place for creatives.
Our Local Artist Showcase features a rotating selection of pieces from amateur artists and photographers. Every piece is available to purchase on consignment from the artist. For more information about a specific piece, or to inquire about purchasing, please contact us.
The 2026 artists have been chosen! We are very excited about this new group. New artwork have been installed and have created an incredible and creative vibe to the space.
Wendy Emery
Wendy Emery is an accomplished oil painter who grew up in the stunning landscape of the Eastern High Sierras, an environment that continues to inspire her work. Now residing in Belmont Heights, she enjoys both the tranquility of studio painting and the immersive experience of plain air painting, capturing the natural beauty of her surroundings with a keen eye for light and detail. With a degree in Visual Communications from California State University Long Beach, Wendy has a diverse background in design, which has greatly informed her artistic practice. Her graphic design work has been featured in prestigious publications such as Communication Arts, Graphis, How, and Letter Arts Review, as well as in notable books like Graphic Design on a Limited Budget, Designing Identity, and the AIGA Sports Graphics Show. Wendy currently teaches part time for CSU Long Beach. In addition to painting, she is a skilled printmaker, running Pup and Pony Press, a letterpress and linocut studio where she explores her passion for the printed form. Her dedication to the craft extends beyond her own work, as she serves as a docent and occasional instructor at the International Printing Museum in Carson, CA, sharing her knowledge and enthusiasm for the art of printmaking with others.
www.wendyemery.com
Wendy EmeryGallery
Chantal Hales
Chantal Hales (they/them) is a lesbian artist and educator from Orange County. They create realistic or surreal work in a variety of mediums often utilizing a sickly-sweet maximalist color palette. Chantal can be found befriending passersby, walking their dog around town, or serenading the ocean with their red ukulele at your local beach.
Chataldoesart.com | @chantaldoesart
Chantal Hales Gallery
Joanna Branch
Joanna Branch is a mixed media, digital photographer and artist. They are experimental, both in abstract, still life and human form. Art is a smorgasbord of expression and experimentation that envelops us with visual colour and texture; sometimes based in reality.
Linktr.ee/joannabranchart
Joanna Branch
Maureen Vastardis
I am a Long Besch based artist. My major focus is photography and watercolor. The different mediums allow me to express various sensibilities. Photography is about capturing a special moment as well as exploring the abstract qualities of realistic subjects in nature and architecture urging you examine the image further. My painting reflects observation and study expressed with my own unique vision. I strive to create thoughtful work offering the viewer a moment of reflection, calm or questioning.
maureenvastardisart.com - @maureenvastardis
Maureen Vastardis Gallery
Andrew Thorne
Andrew is an LA raised photographer. He strives to capture the beauty of natural spaces around the world by focusing on color and composition of iconic landmarks. I’d love to share some of my favorite Southern California inspired pieces at your shop! I sell both framed and stretched canvas prints.
athornephotography.etsy.com - @athornephoto
Andrew Thorne Gallery
Ketzie Diaz
Ketzie Diaz is a Long Beach artist working with relief printmaking.
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Myla Gonzales
Mixed media artist Myla Gonzales believes that when our eyes are more aware of the world around us, the inspirations and the appreciations unlock the box of creativity we all innately possess. With a Bachelor’s in Art Education from the Academy of Art University, she teaches at an art studio in Artesia. In this world that is constantly inundated with modern technology, she is passionate about finding little blissful moments. From fleeting to large encounters with people, animals and environment, this energy emanates within the paint and with every stroke of the palette knife, her favorite mode of transportation.
Myla Gonzales Gallery
Sue Dao
Artist and designer at heart. I enjoy creating art through many mediums and formats.
suedaodesigns
