October 15 – December 17, 2021
At Survival Kit Gallery
In 78th Street Studios
1305 W. 80th St
Cleveland, OH 44102

Closing Reception
Saturday, December 18th, 1:00-5:00pm
Join us for the closing reception of Sonata #6 Project.

This event is the last chance to experience the art and music of the Sonata #6 Project, you won’t want to miss it! Each of the artists created powerfully moving works that are a must see.

Exhibition Catalogues are available for purchase ($20).

Light refreshments provided.
Please wear a mask.

Special thanks to our artists, Amirah Cunningham, Matthew Gallagher, Tiara Grayson, William Marthin Jean, Todd Leech, Katie Mongoven, Kristina Paabus, Judith Salomon, Jan Zorman, and our pianist, Nicholas Underhill. 

The Sonata #6 Project celebrates the use of geometric abstraction to examine a variety of complex ideas in response to a solo piano sonata composed by Ryan Charles Ramer. The goal is to discover how music is interpreted through color but also in visual rhythm and composition. The question at hand: which responses become personalized and which develop as universal?

The somber, repetitive, staccato nature of the music recall images of geometric abstraction. The artists’ works reveal connections between intergenerational history, the impact that we have on nature, expressions of the human condition, and explorations of unseen forces, each reflect the weight of Sonata #6.

Sonata #6 is a 28-minute composition in three parts performed by Cleveland pianist Nicholas Underhill, a member of No Exit New Music Ensemble and the Cleveland Chamber Collective.

The Artists of the Sonata #6 Project:
Amirah Cunningham, Matthew Gallagher, Tiara Grayson, William Martin Jean, Todd Leech, Katie Mongoven, Kristina Paabus, Judith Salomon, Jan Zorman

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Press:
WKSU Shuffle: Cleveland composer creates Sonata #6 Project to connect music and visual art
CAN Journal: CROSS-POLLENATING ABSTRACTION: SONATA NO. 6 PROJECT AT SURVIVAL KIT

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This project would not be possible without the support from: