Julia Benites Arriola (born 1952) is a Mexican-Mescalero-American sculptor and curator.
[2] After leaving the navy she spent several years working in manufacturing, building missiles and other high-technology devices.
[1] From 1998 to 2002, Ariola curated the annual Day of the Dead exhibition hosted by the Arizona Historical Society.
[3] In 2003, she curated the Soiled Doves exhibit, which examined the lives of workers in Tucson's red light district from the 1890s to the 1920s.
[5] Arriola's work explores the interaction between symbols from different cultures, and is largely based on copper and other metals, wood, clay, and found objects.