Chris Bowes is an artist based in Brisbane, Australia, whose current practice dissects the material and social attributes associated with the photographic medium. Bowes’ work has been exhibited extensively throughout Australia both in solo and group exhibitions. In 2014 he was named Runner-Up Student Photographer of the Year by Capture Magazine, in 2015 won the People's Choice Award at the Macquarie Group Emerging Artist Prize and in 2016 won the IRIS Award at the Perth Centre for Photography. His world is held in several public and private collections, including LACMA, the Macquarie Group and the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.