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Drawing and Painting

Sofia D'Onofrio

Don’t be a Stranger

Painting
2026
Oil on canvas
12” x 12”
Part of the ‘Keep in Touch’ series, exploring human connection through a direct and indirect interpretation of memory.

“This exterior space symbolizes the people I have come to associate with it. The figures are removed from the photo reference, to emphasize the emptiness of the location. This space serves as a joyful memory but is now inaccessible, evoking the bittersweet dualities within social connections. This includes feelings such as love and grief or joy and melancholy.”

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Sofia D'Onofrio

Drawing and Painting

“Memories bring us joy, but at the same time a sense of loss shaped by their inaccessibility. Reflecting on the connections I have gained or lost, I seek to understand how they shape me as an...” [More]