Wanda Steppe studied at Winthrop University, Harris College, the University of South Carolina and the Greenville County (SC) Museum School of Art before embarking upon an intense course of self-instruction that has become a way of life for her. Her metaphorical landscape and still life paintings are included in corporate and private collections world-wide including the South Carolina State Museum and the South Carolina State Collection. She currently lives and works in Rock Hill, South Carolina.