Jimmy Groen

Jimmy (*1962, Apeldoorn), is based in Gulpen - Wittem in the Netherlands. 

Jimmy's main media are pastel and watercolor, oil, mixed media and pencil. 

He draws from personal and modern day narrative on social injustice and historical violence, highlighting subjects of boyhood, queerness and identity.

Jimmy's creative journey started in 1992, while since 2019, Jimmy has dedicated himself to art.  As a member of the collaborative Fantastike-atelier in Maastricht from 2020 to 2023, Jimmy publicly exhibited his work for the first time during the studio's exhibitions. 

In 2022, his work was first showcased in the duo- exhibition ‘On the Edge' with artist Jo Coort,  which highlighted mental issues.  

At the All-in event at the Bonnefantenmuseum in Maastricht, Jimmy hosted an evening on dissociative identity and creativity featuring installation, artwork, featuring the creative child alters Tim and Alex, and a lecture.  

Being one of the first in the artworld to explore and portray queer identity of children, Jimmy's art invites visitors to reflect on intricate topics of identity.

Ten portraits of young boys on queerness and concealed narratives, were showcased in the 2023 group exhibition Verbeelding at the Townhall of Beek, garnering many positive responses from the public.

Education

2019       DKO Art academy Tongeren 

2022       DKO  Académie des Beaux Arts Verviers 

2024       DKO Art academy Tongeren

Exhibition activity

2023                       Verbeelding     (group exposition Fantastike ) Townhall of Beek NL 

2022                       All-in event      (participant) Bonnefantenmuseum Maastricht NL

2022                       On the Edge    (duo exposition with Jo Coort)   Lutherse Kerk  Maastricht NL 

Collections

Jimmy Groen features in various private collections in the Netherlands and Belgium

Contributions

Presentation Dissociative identity disorder and creativity

Cultural Stage Lutherse Kerk  Maastricht NL 

Bonnefantenmuseum Maastricht NL

Fantastike atelier Maastricht NL 

Zuyd Hogeschool Heerlen NL  

Stichting MEE Heerlen NL

Publications