Afremov was a struggling artist. He was born in Vitebsk, Belarus, and lived there until 1990. Between 1990 and 2002 he lived in Israel, and from 2002 to 2010 in Boca Raton, Florida.
In 2010 Leonid moved to the popular resort town of Playa Del Carmen , Mexico as a place for retirement and teaching inspiring young artists that later will become known as Afremov Studio . He soon was followed to Playa Del Carmen by his immediate family where they reside to this day .
Leonid died from cardiac arrest on August 19th 2019 . He is currently buried in the municipal cemetery in Playa del Carmen.
