NEW YORK, NY.- The Garment District Alliance unveiled the latest in its ongoing series of public art exhibits, showcasing twenty oil paintings by Garment District-based artist, Melinda Buie, in a show titled, Melinda Buie: Selected Works 2010 – 2015, inspired by her childhood on her family’s farm.

Located across two locations inside the Kaufman Arcade building on 132 West 36th street and in a street-level window on 215 West 38th street, the free exhibit is accessible to the public from March 4th through early May. Melinda’s installation is part of the Garment District Space for Public Art program, which showcases artists in unusual locations throughout the year.

“Melinda is a tremendously talented artist who works in our neighborhood and is very popular with the public and collectors. We are thrilled to showcase her work through the Garment District Space for Public Art,” said Barbara Blair Randall, president of the Garment District Alliance. “Melinda’s creativity and originality embodies the spirit of the Garment District, and we encourage all to pay a visit to this wonderful exhibit.”

Inspired by the cows on her family’s farm and their unique personalities, Melinda creates her signature portrait style through capturing their distinct features in photographs and crafting the images into large-scale oil paintings. Melinda Buie: Selected Works 2010 – 2015 features a series of twenty oil paintings including, View from Lombard Street, Marshmellow and Vera Louise VII.

Melinda currently occupies a studio in the Garment District, and has exhibited her work in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, Arizona, California, Texas, London, Berlin and most recently, Pescia, Italy. Her artwork also includes portraits of men and women, as well as an architectural series. Born and raised in East Texas, Melinda is a graduate of the University of Texas, and has previously worked for the Whitney Museum of American Art, Gluckman Mayner Architects, and The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation.

The Garment District is home to thousands of people working in the "creative economy,” including fine and performing artists, designers, architects, photographers and more than a hundred theaters, galleries, performance spaces and studios.