2010 Group show at Tactile Bosch, Cardiff.

2009 Selected for Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize group show at National Portrait Gallery

2009 Group Show at G39 Gallery, Cardiff

2008 Editor of Blown Magazine

2008 Arts Council of Wales publishing grant

2008 Commissioning panel for National Photographic Portrait Commission.

2007 Arts Council of Wales research grant

2007 Photographic Portrait Prize National Portrait Gallery group show

2007 Arts Council of Wales publishing grant

2006 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.

2005 Finalist in Schweppes Photographic Portrait Award at NPG.

2005 1st Class Honours Degree in Photography from The West Wales School of the Arts

2005 Winner of AXA Photographic Portrait Competition.

2005 Shortlisted for Canon Fashion Portrait Competition.

2000 Art West Award for an oil portrait awarded by the critic David Lee.

Ric Bower was born in London and now lives in West Wales with his family. The first half of his career was spent as a fine art painter working figuratively. Ten years ago photography gradually took over as his chosen vehicle of expression; he has retained his fascination with the figure as a metaphor for the human condition through portraiture, tableau vivant and fashion editorial. Ric is the founder and editor of Blown Magazine.