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    • •Hieronymus Bosch Piñatas
    • •Illuminated Piñata
    • •Illuminated Hybrid
    • •Birdr
    • •Paper Birds
    • •Gynandromorphs
    • •Abstract
    • •Grotesque Piñatas
    • •Painting Piñatas
    • •Paper Pots
    • •Cold Blooded
    • •Sugar Skull Piñatas
    • •Bronze
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    • •Color and Composition
    • •Symmetry
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Roberto Benavidez

  • Sculpture
    • •Hieronymus Bosch Piñatas
    • •Illuminated Piñata
    • •Illuminated Hybrid
    • •Birdr
    • •Paper Birds
    • •Gynandromorphs
    • •Abstract
    • •Grotesque Piñatas
    • •Painting Piñatas
    • •Paper Pots
    • •Cold Blooded
    • •Sugar Skull Piñatas
    • •Bronze
  • Print
    • •Color and Composition
    • •Symmetry
    • •Stickers
  • Photography
    • •Shaved
  • Upcoming Events
  • Exhibitions
  • Press
  • About
  • Contact

2025:

https://orionmagazine.org/article/paper-birds/

2024:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/04/arts/pinata-maker-roberto-benavidez.html

https://www.craftcouncil.org/magazine/article/raising-the-pinata

2022:

New York Times - New Southern California Exhibitions Reveal Riches of Art and Tradition

The Guardian - Reclaiming the Meaning of Piñata

This Is Colossal

ARTnews

2021:

KTLA - Piñatas: The High Art of Celebration preview

Hyperallergic - Art, Politics and Craft of Piñatas

This Is Colossal

KCET - Artbound

Variable West Love Letter

2020:

World Wildlife Magazine - Piñatas By Roberto Benavidez

WePresent - Roberto Benavidez Piñatas

2019:

KQED - Encounters at Palo Alto Art Center

Skillshare - 6 artists who took on a new challenge and thrived

The Santa Barbara Independent - Pinatas and Muses at ADA Museum

UCSB Current - Dissonance By Design

The Vintage News - Medieval Monsters Colorful Piñatas

2018:

Atlas Obscura - Medieval Piñatas

My Modern Met - Piñata Art

This is Colossal - New Piñatas

Elle Decor España

Designboom

Artsy - Artists Pushing the Limits of Paper

Whitewall Art - Dallas

2017:

Hyperallergic - Unholy Piñatas

Hifructose

Dangerous Minds

This Is Colossal

Politiken

Beaux Arts

Masdemx

Designboom

Culture Trip

Open Culture

Laughing Squid

Laboiteverte

Neatorama

Boing Boing

My Modern Met

Flashbak

My San Antonio

2016:

Cartotecnicarossi - Italian Crepe Papers

2015:

Culture Pop