Biography
Bùi Bảo Trâm, also known as Rab (b.2000) is a multimedia artist based in Ho Chi Minh City. Inspired from mythological, folkloric and absurd characteristics tinged with the sacredness of Vietnam and Asia, Rab's practice working with both collective and personal memories, explores the dialogue and exchange between relationships.
In 2023, Rab presented her first solo exhibition, "Nằm mơ đan lưới trời," featuring site-specific installations and performance. Rab has participated in various projects, such as ARKO Art Studio Residency (Arts Council Korea, Seoul, Korea, 2025), There is no center, Group exhibition (ROH, Indonesia, 2025), Saigon City Slang group exhibition (Sàn Art, Vietnam, 2024), S.E.A. Focus (Singapore, 2024), The Unknown, Choreographed (Á Space & 3nam Studio, Vietnam, 2023), etc. In 2025, Rab received Prince Claus Seed Award from Prince Claus Fund (Amsterdam, Netherlands) and was nominated for Finest Artists from Hanoi Grapevine, Vietnam.
Rab also co-founded Bụi Tre Collective - an artist-run collective aimed at providing support for emerging experimental artists in Vietnam.
Solo exhibition
2023
'Nằm mơ đan lưới trời', Solo exhibition & performance, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Selected
group exhibitions
2025
Collective Motion, Maybank Foundation, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
In Situ, ARKO Art Museum, Arts Council Korea, Seoul, South Korea.
Womb of Fire, Mơ Artspace & Vin Gallery & Medium Gallery, Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.
Art Jakarta, ROH, Jakarta, Indonesia.
There is no center, ROH, Jakarta, Indonesia.
2024
Art Jakarta, ROH, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Saigon City Slang, Sàn Art, HCM, Vietnam.
Đầm Sen (Lotus Pond), Tách Space, Hanoi, Vietnam.
S.E.A. Focus 2024, Southeast Asia’s Contemporary Art Fair, Singapore.
2023
The Unknown, Choreographed, Á space x 3namstudio, HCM, Vietnam.
2022
Vietnam Festival of Creativity & Design, Vietnam.
“Nổ cái Bùm” Art Festival, Da Lat, Vietnam.
Residency
Fellowship
2025 - 2026
Arts Intensive Study Program (AISP), Doha Fire Station & Qatar Museums, Doha, Qatar.
2025
ARKO Art Studio Program 2025, Arts Council Korea (ARKO), Seoul, Korea.
Maybank Foundation Artist Fellowship Programme 2025 (MFAFP), Maybank Foundation, Malaysia.
Award Grants
2025
Prince Claus Seed Award, Prince Claus Fund, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Finest Artists Nomination, Hanoi Grapevine’s Finest 2023-2024, Hanoi Grapevine, Hanoi, Vietnam.
2024
“Sounds of Brotherhood: Unveiling Talents”, Award in Visual Art, World Youth Orchestra Foundation, Embassy of Italy in Hanoi, Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies (VICAS).
2022
"Vietnam Festival of Creativity & Design Award", Award in Interdisciplinary Project, RMIT University Vietnam in partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies (VICAS).