Roberto Benavidez

Drawn to art at a young age, but raised in rural South Texas with very little access to any art education, Benavidez followed a secondary interest into a BFA in acting at Texas State University. After a few years of moderate acting success Benavidez found himself drawn back to sculpture and headed to California. He re-orientated himself with art classes at Pasadena City College in sculpting, drawing and painting, and bronze casting. 

Recent solo exhibitions include ‘Serrate’, LA County Store, Los Angeles, CA and Salvage Vanguard Gallery, Austin, TX (2015); ‘Sugar Skull Piñatas’, Art For Empty Walls, Los Angeles, CA (2009). Group shows: ‘Sugar Skull Piñatas’, Art For Empty Walls, Los Angeles, CA (2017); ‘Blue Star Red Dot’, Blue Star Contemporary, San Antonio, TX (2016); ‘Laluzapalooza - 30th Anniversary’, La Luz De Jesus, Los Angeles, CA (2016); “Frogtown Art”, Cactus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2016).

Courtesy of Conduit Gallery