Exhibits 2026 Ongoing the girl & the fig, Sonoma Poppy, Glen Ellen Suite D, Sonoma 2026 UPCOMING EXPO MILANO - 4/10 - 4/12 Arrival Gallery, Osaka, 2026 - 4/17 - 4/20 Arrival Gallery, London, 2026 - 5/8 - 5/10 ExpoMetro, Madrid, 2026 - June 2026 Arrival Gallery, Brooklyn Strasbourg EXPO. 2026 Galerie Le Chien d'Or, Quebec ExpoMetro, Rome Exhibits, 2025 - 2021 2025 Apanage Days, Cyprus ArtHouse, NYC Charleston Art Night - Beeple, Charleston Arrival Gallery, Athens Red Dot Gallery, Monat Gallery, Miami Miami ArteExpo, Artboxy, Miami The Boat Show, Miami Arrival Gallery x Dalston, London Miami Art Week, Red Dot Art Fair One Love Art Dao, Miami Cologne Art Unframed, Cologne Art on Tezos, Berlin Setouchi Triennele Paris Photo, Paris Le Carrousel du Louvre, Paris EXPOS3D, Edinburgh Arrival Gallery, London KIAF Seoul Thomson Gallery, Zurich The Holy Art, Madrid Canvas International Art Fair, London Nicoleta Gallery, Berlin Apanage Days In Berlin Barcelona Contemporary Art Fair 2025 The Holy Art, Paris NFTNYC Community Artist Showcase, NY The Holy Art, London Borders Secret Spaces, Venice The Holy Art, Los Angeles Expo Metro, Barcelona Poppy, Glen Ellen, CA NOX Gallery - ZeroOne, Tokyo ETHBucharest, Romania The Art of Femme, Brooklyn, NY Artcrush, Belgium POPUP Exhibition, Malta pour la CULTURE, Paris Art Deco Week, Miami 2024 Meta Betties Reclaim the Chain, Oculus, NY United Nations SDG Action Campaign WebX ASIA, Tokyo Berlin Art Week ICONS 4, FLOOR, Accelerate ART VAVortex, Reframing Femininity Accelerate ART, CONTINUUM, Valencia, Spain St Jude Charity Auction Meta Betties Mind Matters, Oculus, NY NFT Bali, TezTown, SSS Gallery NFC Conference, Lisbon ArtBeat, #AOTC, Lisbon Circus Phygital Exhibition, Lisbon Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Architecture & Time Exhibition, Foundation A JPEG Called Desire, MintGoldDust NFTNYC Community Artist Showcase, NY tech culture, NFTNYC, Storytime Dao, NY The Crypt Gallery, NYC + LA Made by Machines - BananaConf, Tallinn Women of Vision - Together We Rise Evolution of AI ART, VAVORTEX the girl & the fig - New Work Empowered Women,Loupe Art World of Women Gala, ParisAREA15, Las Vegas 2022 Meet the Metaverse - OSHI Gallery, Melbourne TRUdentity, Spatial.io CADAF Crypto & Digital Art Fair, NYC Cr3ativeX Athenaeum San Diego AR Showcase / Web3SD 2022 Machine Dialogues, Spatial.io Temporal Vision - NY Times Square Time / Rug Radio Photography Exhibit, NYC Stratosphere - NY - 2022 CR3ATIVE X, NYC FigureGlyphs, Voxels Gender Equality - DoinGud, WOCA We The Women Exhibition - Spatial.io 2023 Out of the Blue, Curation and Build ChromaFlora, Lisbon, Portugal Stratosphere, Miami ArtCrush, New York, NY Anna Condo World, Foundation Obscura Community Spotlight No. 6 Evolution of AI Art Out of Bounds, MakersPlace, Open Call Winner Korea Blockchain Week and BREATHE! 2023 The Future of Tradition 전통의 미래 Korea LUME Studios, NYC NFC at IHMANFT, Paris ASK, Art Society of Kingston, New York The NFT Factory Paris Zero14 Gallery, Brazil NFC Summit 23, Lisbon The NFT Factory Paris - McDo MEME Storytime DAO + Illust Streetwalk, NYC Guerrilla Gallery, NYC Chicago Tez Art Connect, NYC A New Way to See Dreams, Artsies, MONA The NFT Factory Paris States of the M3taverse, VOXELS ETH Denver NFT Paris The NFT Factory Paris the girl & the fig, Sonoma, CA 2021 Through the Lens - Miami Mask Ephemera - NYC Meta Menagerie - NYC Stratosphere - Beijing

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I find it curious that sometimes, the more I try to see, the less clear things become. My biases, fears, and expectations can cloud my vision, making the truth elusive. In these moments, I embrace "blind faith" —a belief that there's a form of sight beyond the eyes, one that arises from intuition and the courage to trust the unknown. There is bravery in the willingness to walk blind into the future, armed only with the clarity of your own conviction. 'Blind Clarity' is a tribute to the courageous souls who do just that. The masks we wear conceal the fears we face, but beneath lies the clear vision of our inner compass. Trust yourself, even when the path ahead is shrouded in mystery.

Different content from The Curator's Notebook. My newsletter comes out about once a month unless something really exciting is happening. No sharing of emails and no spam from me. Subscribe to my Newsletter. Email* Yes, subscribe me to your newsletter. Submit Let's Chat! First name* Last name* Email* Message* Submit You can see all of the available work that is hanging in the restaurants here . If you have questions - feel free to reach out to kelly@thegirlandthefig.com . All printed work is created to order, if there is something that you are considering, drop me a note and I will give you some options. Prices vary based on size, material, framing and editions. If you would like a commissioned piece of art, let me know what you are thinking! FOR INFORMATION AND SALES INQUIRIES First name* Last name* Email* Message Send SONDRA BERNSTEIN aka 4EVERKURIOUS Sondra Bernstein, renowned in Sonoma for her culinary ventures, has added back “artist” to her resume and in the past few years has embarked on a remarkable journey as a digital artist, embracing the world of AI and the metaverse. Known in the art community as 4everKurious, Bernstein is showcasing her lifelong passion for creativity and innovation in a completely new light. After a successful 40-year tenure in the hospitality industry, Bernstein has reconnected with her roots in fine arts photography, a field in which she holds a bachelor’s degree. This transition marks a significant shift from her role as the proprietor of the girl & the fig, the fig café & winebar, and other ventures, to a focus on digital and AI-driven art. Bernstein’s exploration into the digital art realm is not just a personal pursuit but a collective journey as well. She is an early member and curator for an international art collective known as SearchLight, a platform that shines a spotlight on unseen artists. In addition to her curatorial role, Bernstein is a prolific creator and collector, contributing to and advocating for the growing field of AI art. In January 2023, Bernstein took on the role of resident artist at the girl & the fig, transforming the space into a gallery where her digital art is displayed year-round. A generous portion of the proceeds from her art sales is dedicated to supporting the Sonoma FIG Foundation, underscoring her commitment to giving back to the community that has been an integral part of her journey. Bernstein’s work is a testament to the evolving landscape of art in the digital age, challenging conventional notions and embracing new technologies. Her journey is a vivid example of lifelong learning and adaptation, proving that creativity knows no bounds. A Chronicle of Inspiration and Evolution. Since college, photography has been her language of art. She focused on what could be seen through the viewfinder, creating art from reality and capturing moments in time. Sondra never altered her photographs to create visuals from something that wasn't there. However, the thought of absurd fantastical beings, surreal and dreamlike imagery, and finding ways to create new worlds always intrigued her—she just didn’t know how to make it happen. Then came AI art, bringing with it a new way for her to express the stories that bounce through her mind. Having only been creating AI art for the past three years, it has been a journey of discovering what is possible and exploring the available technology. It has also been a thought-provoking time, as she navigates the controversy surrounding AI. In the beginning, Sondra experimented with everything—art techniques, artist styles, use of color, transparency, intentional motion, and texture. About six months in, she revisited many of her photography files and started incorporating them into her AI art, whether as full images or just snippets of color, design, and texture. She wanted to intentionally include a piece of her original art DNA into each work she created. Since then, she has produced hundreds of images and collections, each generation influencing the next. She believes her role as an artist depends heavily on her ability to curate herself and her subject matter. In the world of AI, the struggle to be original and offer a new perspective is real. Sondra often dashes from one subject matter to another, testing new techniques and styles before moving on to the next. Sometimes it feels like her attention span is quite brief. In January 2023, Bernstein took on the role of resident artist at the girl & the fig and at POPPY in 2025, transforming the spaces into galleries where her digital art is displayed year-round. A generous portion of the proceeds from her art sales is dedicated to supporting the Sonoma FIG Foundation, underscoring her commitment to giving back to the community that has been an integral part of her journey. Bernstein’s work is a testament to the evolving landscape of art in the digital age, challenging conventional notions and embracing new technologies. Her journey is a vivid example of lifelong learning and adaptation, proving that creativity knows no bounds. Heading 4

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Donations for or greater than $250 to the Sonoma FIG Foundation Fund may be mailed to Community Foundation Sonoma County Sonoma Fig Foundation Fund 120 Stony Point Road Suite 220 Santa Rosa, CA 95401 or made directly through the DONATION button below Sondra Bernstein Sonoma Fig Foundation Fund RECENT GRANTS Art Escape Bauman College Boys & Girls Club of Sonoma Valley California Restaurant Association Educational Foundation Ceres Community Project Face To Face Sonoma County Hanna Boys Center Hawaii Community Foundation Homeward Bound of Marin Kitchen Table Advisors La Luz Center Latinos Unidos del Condado de Sonoma Pet's Lifeline Redwood Empire Food Bank Slow Food Sonoma Valley Sonoma Arts Live Sonoma Community Center Sonoma Family Meal Sonoma Immigrant Services Sonoma League for Historic Preservation Sonoma Overnight Support Sonoma Plein Air Foundation Sonoma Valley Catalyst Fund Sonoma Valley Community Communications Sonoma Valley Education Foundation Sonoma Valley High Boosters Club Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance Sonoma Valley Unified School District Sweetwater Spectrum Teen Services Sonoma --- updated 2.06.2026 Sonoma Fig Foundation Fund The Sonoma FIG Foundation Fund is a donor advised fund, established in December, 2016 by Sondra Bernstein, proprietor of the girl & the fig restaurant in Sonoma, California. At this time, the Fund is offering grants to nonprofit organizations which assist in funding for food, farming, art, community and education. Originally, the Fund offered grants to nonprofit organizations which assist in funding for start-up entrepreneurs in food, farming, food media, wine and spirits, restaurants, artisanal food production, or new projects for existing businesses. As of 2023, Sondra has added art requests due to her current work. WHY? Sondra Bernstein created the Sonoma FIG Foundation Fund in 2016 for many reasons, but most of all to share the passion she has felt as an entrepreneur over the past twenty years. It all started with a dream and a goal. She set her sights on a desire to feed, entertain, and make people happy by showing them a good time and serving them delicious food, prepared well, in a fun environment. What transpired over the following twenty seven years became something much larger; a company with over 200 employees, two restaurants, a catering company, a food truck, two books, a product line and a pop-up space. These all started as ideas and there were many more; some worked, some didn't - but you must start somewhere. The Sonoma FIG Foundation Fund wants to help make that start possible. 25% of all proceeds from the purchase of art at the girl & the fig will be donated to the Sonoma FIG Foundation Fund. Just one artistic way you can show the love to the future of art and culinary innovation! If you feel Sondra's passion, you may be inclined to contribute to the Fund with or without purchasing her limited edition ART. We won't say no, especially because of the personal impact we can help create together! GRANT PROCESS Request for Proposals The Sonoma FIG Foundation Fund invites proposals throughout the year and awards grants to New Business Projects that have a complete business plan, are at least 75% funded, and will strengthen the culinary, agriculture, and viticulture communities through their endeavors. These are grants for future entrepreneurs. The Sonoma FIG Foundation Fund also invites proposals throughout the year and awards grants to Existing Businesses with New Project Ideas. Eligible Requests We support projects that have a focus in the culinary, agriculture, viticulture, art, photography and related fields. Applicant must meet the following criteria: Project must be related to culinary, agriculture, viticulture, but not limited to food production, education, invention, hospitality, restaurants, food trucks, brewing, distilleries, food media, farming, seed saving, art projects, public art, art education … Application Contents for New Businesses Your application must include: Cover letter, Narrative with project description, Mission Statement Full Business Plan, Key Staff, Five Year Profit & Loss Budgets List of other current funding and sources Description of how funding will be used Support letters or endorsements (maximum of three) Application Contents for Existing Businesses with New Project Idea Cover letter, Narrative with project description, Goals and objectives

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