Melinda Brewer has been painting professionally since 1982. She has participated in exhibitions across Canada and the United States, with the Canadian Nature Federation, World Wildlife Fund, Wildlife Habitat Canada, and Birds in Art. She is an acclaimed equine artist exhibiting internationally, with permanent collections at the National Museum of Polo. She is a member of the Society of Animal Artists, American Women Artists, and a signature member of the American Academy of Equine Art and a Master Artist of the Bennington Center for the Arts. She is recognized for painting the portraits of some of the most notable equines in all disciplines, from polo to racing to rodeo and best friends too.