Born in Dublin in 1978, Noel Bowler first studied photography at Sallynoggin College and received a B.A. in Documentary Photography from the University of Wales Newport in 2003. In 2005 he was the recipient of the Gallery of Photography’s Artist Award.
He received the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Per Cent for Art Award in 2008 and was nominated by the Gallery of Photography for the AIB Art Prize in 2010. His work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally, most recently at the Rencontres d’Arles in 2009. He is currently on the MFA Photography programme at University of Ulster.