A Photo-essay

Spawned from the sprawling Sled Island music and arts festival that celebrated its second year in Calgary this summer, Thick and Thin is a gathering of contemporary local painters curated by Wil Murray. The show is housed in the 4th floor gallery at the Glenbow Museum , and runs until September 28, 2008.

A Well Crafted Throwaway Line, by Kyle Beale, greets visitors at the entrance to the gallery space.

Chris Millar's detailed collages are flanked by large magnifying glasses hanging on the wall in order to dive into the smaller images pasted on the canvas. Above is a detail from Ma Mabel's Eyes.

Patrick Lundeen's You Want To See My Bacon Torpedo hangs phallically on the gallery wall, accompanied by an audio recording.

Kim Neudorf's haunting images look out on visitors walking into the gallery. From left to right is Fele VI, Fele II and Fele V.

A detail from Ryan Sluggett's sculptural installation, Reclining Landscapes.

Thick folds of acrylic paint ooze down Miriam Bankey's Extra Brilliant Aluminum.

Dave and Jenn's double-sided multimedia piece We Are Waiting To Leave, with another of their paintings - Ask Me Again If That Bear Is A Rock - in the background.

Glenbow Museum