Beatriz Higón Cardete

Beatriz Higón Cardete is a Spanish researcher and artist affiliated with the FIDEX research group at Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche (UMH) and the Institute for Porn Studies. Her work critically examines the intersections of visual arts, cultural industries, and queer activism, with a focus on transfeminist artistic practices in Spain since 2005 through the ORGIA collective. She combines photography, sculpture, and performance to challenge norms around identity and gender.

• Graduate in Fine Arts from University of Castilla-la-Mancha
• Teaching Postgraduate Program in Visual Culture and Gender at UNAM (2018)
• Master in Transdisciplinary Design from Université de Toulouse Jean Jaurès (2017)

Her research spans transfeminism, visual culture, and cultural entrepreneurship, reflected in her participation in historiographic exhibitions at institutions like CCCB (Barcelona), MUSAC (León), and Tabakalera (Donostia). Her publications address topics such as queer permaculture, post-identity art, and critical design.

Scientific recognitions include a 2019 Biennal de Mislata finalist award for socially engaged visual arts, an Arteleku Grant (2004), and an Erasmus Scholarship (2002). Her work is archived in public collections like the Ayuntamiento de Alicante and Cabildo Insular de Fuerte Ventura.