Phong H. Bui (born September 17, 1964, in Huế, Vietnam) is an artist, writer, independent curator, and Co-Founder and Artistic Director of The Brooklyn Rail, a free monthly arts, culture, and politics journal. Bui was named one of the "100 Most Influential People in Brooklyn Culture" by Brooklyn Magazine in 2014.[1] In 2015, The New York Observer called him a "ringmaster" of the "Kings County art world."[2] Bui was the recipient of the 2021 American Academy of Arts and Letters Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts. [3] He lives in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.