Leighton Bannock / April - Daisy Sale exempt Sophie Agafonova is a textile

Sophie Agafonova is a textile artist and decorator from Bucha

matte color palette

finding meaning in the in-between

an echo of passing time

leaving the viewer to ask themselves how the act of looking differs from the experience of being seen

Leighton Bannock / April - Daisy Sale exempt Sophie Agafonova is a textileLeighton Bannock is a Toronto based figurative painter working primarily in oil. Using both personal and found imagery as source material, she collages and repositions figures into contemporary settings to explore memory, intimacy, and the emotional weight of everyday life. Her work often incorporates tight cropping, reflective surfaces, and subtle surreal elements that create a tension between familiarity and unease. Interested in atmosphere over