Roberto Benavidez (b. 1973, Beeville, TX) lives and works in the Los Angeles neighborhood of El Sereno. His piñata sculptures have been featured in national, international, and online publications, including American Craft Magazine, ARTnews, Artsy, Atlas Obscura, Audubon Magazine, The Guardian, hifructose.com, Hyperallergic, LUXE Interiors + Design, Politiken, and Colossal. Most recently, he was featured in The New York Times series “The Art of Craft.” Benavidez has shown in group and solo exhibitions, including at the AD&A Museum at UCSB, Craft In America, Mingei International Museum, Palo Alto Art Center, Self Help Graphics, Mesa Contemporary Art Museum, and Riverside Art Museum; last year his work was included in the 2024 Homo Faber Biennial in Venice, Italy, and this year, he was included in the 2025 Cheongju Craft Biennale in Cheongju, South Korea. His work is in the permanent collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts, LA Metro, the Museum of International Folk Art, and the Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.