Jimmy, Tim and Alex
Jimmy (2026)
About Jimmy
Jimmy Groen (*1962, he/him, non- binary boygender and plural) is based in the village of Slenaken (NL). He is a multimedia visual artist, archaeobotanist, writer and author under the pseudonym Jasper Heijting. His work is profoundly shaped by a life of extraordinary resilience.
His artistic journey—characterized by immense productivity and a continuous dialogue with identity and history—stands as a testament to the power of survival.
His current work explores marginalized identities through a collaboration with his equal identities Tim and Alex.
Public activities
2026 Pasaasj group expo Schunck Museum Glaspaleis, Heerlen (NL)
2025 SoHo galleri, Västerås (S)
2025 Kunstmarkt, Group expo Halen (NL)
2024 Anita Fleerackers Gallery, Gierle (B)
2023 Verbeelding Town Hall, Beek (NL)
2022 All‑In event Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht (NL)
2022 On the Edge duo exhibition with Jo Coort, Cultural Stage Lutherse Kerk, Maastricht (NL)
2021 Fantastike atelier Group exhibition, Maastricht (NL)
On the Edge, Maastricht 2022
Queer childhood portraits
Queer childhood
Ten portraits 50 x 65 cm in pastel during the group exhibition "Verbeelding" of the Maastricht- Fantastikè atelier in the Town Hall of Beek, Limburg December 2023
The Sphelinx of Fantastike Maastricht
The Spelinx of Fantastike
Mayor Penn-Te Strake of Maastricht, Jimmy and Moniek Gerrits in Maastricht City Hall before the painted Sphelinx of Fantastike in 2022
Jimmy was a member of the joint studio of Fantastikè in Maastricht from 2020-2023
ARTICLES
Expositie On the Edge met beeldend werk over psychische ziekten (Exhibition On the Edge with visual work on mental illness) GGZ nieuws oktober 2022 (Dutch)
PUBLISHED ZINES
Hidden pain 35 Works on Violence in the Dutch Youth Care System 2022
English, French, Dutch
EAN 9789464431926
Jimmy Groen published books under the pseudonym
'Jasper Heijting'
Jimmy's childhood in the Dutch youth care system unfolds differently in every respect—extreme violence occurs, culminating in the direct, systematic attacks on his body because he is a boy. Read how the youth care system shatters the development of gender, sexuality, identity and worldview, while erasing his original background. This book serves as the foundational record for the pieces presented in the Trauma Art Archive on this website.
Language: Dutch
Available in the libraries of the Netherlands and Flanders and bookstores.
EAN 9789078761785
This book explores the haunting aftermath of a childhood spent within a violent institutional system built on erasure. The book is offering a rare, intimate insight into living with a fragmented identity —often labeled as dissociative identity disorder (DID) - particularly the dominance of child- co- identities.
Language: Dutch. Image cover: Jo Coort
Available in the library of Flanders and bookstores.
EAN 9789464068153
OTHER LINKS
Jimmy endorsed the #treetoo manifestion of Etienne Verbist to show his deep concern with nature
Jimmy 's articles on his archaeologic field surveys carried out between 2004 and 2018 published at EU open repository Zenodo.org