A powerful and tender documentary-style exhibition featuring young people of Moree will open at Bank Art Museum Moree on Thursday, October 30.
Garage Barbershop, by award-winning Australian photographer, Joshua Morris, is a powerful exhibition that will run until January 24, 2026.
Earlier this year, BAMM’s garage was transformed into a pop-up barbershop for the Garage Barbershop initiative, led by self-taught master barber and mentor Charles Lomu.
The program, designed to teach barbering skills to young men while building confidence and sense of self-respect, was documented by award-winning Australian photographer, Joshua Morris.
The project is now a photographic exhibition showcasing their journey.
Garage Barbershop features Moree youth as they learn practical skills at a pivotal time in their lives.
BAMM director, Rosie Dennis, said the photographs thoughtfully capture candid moments, and invites the viewer to witness a meaningful exchange of culture and storytelling – where art meets everyday life.
Also opening the same night is Nan Goldin: The ballad of sexual dependency.
“I am thrilled to be closing the 2025 exhibition program at BAMM with two incredible exhibitions,” Ms Dennis said.
“One is hyper local, Garage Barbershop, made right here in Moree, and the other hails from the streets of New York City in the 1970s and 1980s – Nan Goldin’s The ballad of sexual dependency. “Thank-you to the National Gallery of Australia and NSW Premier’s Department for partnering with us on the delivery of these shows,” she said.
Garage Barbershop
Photographer Joshua Morris has photographed politicians, pop stars and all manner of people in between.
He is the 2018 winner of the Australian Life Photographic Prize, three times finalist in the 2018 Australian Photography Awards, semi-finalist in the 2018 Head on Portrait competition and a finalist in the 2015 and 2016 National Photographic Portrait Prize in the National Portrait Gallery.
Charles Lomu, self-taught master barber and mentor of the Garage Barbershop intensive workshop program, will return to BAMM to open the exhibition.
Based in Blacktown, New South Wales, Lomu is more than just a barber – he’s a community builder, a storyteller and an artist in his own right.
Whether behind the barber’s chair or collaborating on creative projects, Charles continues to make an impact, proving a barbershop is more than just a place for haircuts – it’s a space for connection, culture and creativity.
The Garage Barbershop initiative is supported by the NSW Premier’s Department and supported by GrainCorp.
Exhibition dates and times
Garage Barbershop and Nan Goldin: The ballad of sexual dependency
Exhibition opening: 5:30pm for 6pm Thursday 30 October
Garage Barbershop exhibition: October 31 to January 24
Nan Goldin: The ballad of sexual dependency Exhibition: October 31 to December 13
BAMM is open Tuesday to Friday from 10am to 4pm and Saturdays from 10am to 1pm.
Entry is free. For more information visit Bank Art Museum Moree.
Related story: BAMM presents Nan Goldin: The ballad of sexual dependency October 30-December 13.
