ABOUT TRAM

Tram Colwin is a Vietnamese-American watercolor artist, educator, and small business owner. She grew up in Northwest Arkansas when her family immigrated here in 1996. Her art highlights her love of nature and the beauty found there.

Tram graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University with a BA in Fine Arts, where she was named Outstanding Senior Artist. She's a recipient of the 2023 Artists 360 Community Activator Grant through Mid-America Art Alliance, the 2025 recipient of the ACNMWA Artist Award, and Arkansas Arts Council’s Individual Artist Fellowship Award. In Spring 2025, she served as a Visiting Artist at the University of Arkansas School of Art, where she curated an art exhibit highlighting immigrant and refugee artists and taught workshops to university students.

Her work has showcased in both group and solo exhibitions across the region, including at The Medium and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and has been featured in publications such as FLUX Hawaii and At Home Arkansas. As an advocate of the creative community, Tram co-founded Women of the Ozarks.

In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, family, and friends, as well as exploring the outdoors and the foodie spots of Northwest Arkansas.

ARTIST STATEMENT

As a visual artist, I am deeply inspired by the beauty and complexity of the natural world around us, and the deep meaning held in simple, everyday objects. Using watercolor, I create works that explore the intricacies of my subjects to find beauty and truth. Focusing on details and symbolism, my aim is to tell a story as it ties to my personal belief of Divine design, its mystery, our connection to it, and to one another. 

FEATURES

The Idle Class Visual Arts Issue
Arkansas Art Scene
NWA ALIVE
At Home Arkansas
WeddingChicks.com
FLUX Hawaii