Jimmy, Tim, Alex, King Sven, Rainbow Remi, Jimmy Eight
About Jimmy
Jimmy (2026)
Jimmy Groen (1962, he/him, non‑binary, boygender, plural ) works from his home studio, based in Gulpen-Wittem (NL). He is the illustrator of the work of Dutch poet Lennart Willems and has published under the pseudonym Jasper Heijting. His creative artwork is a visual testimony of victory over the suppression of his life and creativity during his childhood in the youth care system.
Since 1992, Jimmy creates raw and authentic work in a range of techniques and materials, predominantly in pastel, oil pastel, ink and water color.
From the Realm of Boys four out of his seven equal co-identities - Tim, Alex, King Sven, and Rainbow Remi -create unique, defiant works, where age and fluid identity converge. Jimmy' s counter -archive about 17 years of state- sanctioned violence and extreme police abuse was published as a protest against the Dutch policy of erasure, marginalization and total exclusion of the voiceless. Since April 2026 this website is archived as digital heritage by the National Library of the Netherlands.
About Tim
Tim (2015, he/him, 3 years old; تيم ) has been creating artwork since 2021 from his world of flowers, insects, toy figures, and lovely stuffed animals. Tim really likes drawing with his crayons. From his memory, he contributes to projects like 'Tim draws back' and 'Unseen diversity'. He calls himself the 'Protector of all insects' and loves to draw and rescue these creepy-crawlies. Tim's favorite animal is a cat, and he loves flowers—especially daisies and red roses. His favorite food is semolina pudding.
About Alex
Alex (2016, he/him, 3 and 7 or 8 years old; أليكس ) has been creating artwork since 2021 from his deeply layered world. He is especially interested in vehicles, knights, toy tools, and exploring nature, and loves to have fun with his best friend, Tim. His favorite animal is a sheep, and in later life, he wants to become an astronaut. His favorite food is French fries.
In his artistic work, Alex primarily creates bold outlines in oil pastels. He is highly expressive, drawing directly from his physical memories and a world of dark shadows, which he masterfully transforms into portraits, figures, and images of random imaginary vehicles and brave knights.
About King Sven
King Sven (2025, he/him, 2 years old) started creating in 2025. He makes raw scratches on paper, marking the very 'spirit of creativity,' which Jimmy then shapes into defined figures. The lines he produces are pure and honest- without any other meaning but expression. He makes us wonder if expression always has a meaning, or could be 'just there for joy'. He contributes to the XL -drawings in the series "We is what we are".
Sven loves to play with Alex with their toy cars. Sven, who is our "King Sven" is the two-year-old version of Baby Sven. Baby Sven, in turn, is the child of Tim and Alex.
About Rainbow Remi
Rainbow Remi (2026, he/him, 2 years old) made his first scratches that are always circle shaped, often colored by Jimmy. He has a very special position being Rainbow Remi, who surpasses the traditional rainbow in pride. Where a rainbow is a half circle, excluding those people that do not fit and are not welcome because of their diverse identity, Remi's Circles of Hope stand for radical inclusion for all people no one excluded.
Being introduced in the studio with Tim and Alex he immediately wanted to draw. Our little rainbow also contributes to the XL -drawings in the series "We is what we are" as a sign of pride. He loves to play outside in the sun, especially with Tim who is his best friend. His favorite food is colored candy.
About Jimmy EIGHT
Jimmy -Eight (2004, he/ him, 8 years old) is guiding the entire creative process. In the background he is the leader of the creative group and further life.
Jimmy Eight was mainly creative between 2004- 2006, making simple nature art from stones, wood and bones he found in the forest. With his mother, who is a roe deer, he loves to play with all the animals of the forest he considers his best friends .
Jimmy Eight features in two books, describing the friendship with his thirteen years old Mesolithic friend Arban during the Mesolithic: The time beyond the Forest Lake and The Oracle of Kerr, both written in 2012. Jimmy Eight is also a very special friend of Alex.
Jimmy at the joint Fantastikè studio Maastricht (2020-2023)
For three years, Jimmy was a dedicated member of the Fantastikè joint studio in Maastricht, where he worked with great joy.
This prolific period marked his first public artistic milestones, including the successful 2022 exhibition "On the Edge" with artist Jo Coort from Heerlen at the Cultural Stage of the Lutheran Church in Maastricht.
Hoever, after the exhibition "Verbeelding"in the Town Hall of Beek in December 2023, Jimmy left the joint Fantastike studio in 2024 due to a very unsafe atmosphere caused by hate speech given on the work Prisoner of the state (trauma art archive #4, nr 124).
Jimmy in the Fantastikè studio in Maastricht, 2022
Expositions
2026 Pasaasj group expo Schunck Museum Glaspaleis, Heerlen (NL)
2025 SoHo galleri, online gallery Västerås (S)
2024 Anita Fleerackers Gallery, featuring Tim and Alex , Gierle (B)
2023 Verbeelding group exhibition Town Hall, Beek (NL)
2022 All‑In event BFF#13 featuring Tim and Alex, 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)
Scientific Contributions
Archaeological field surveys, carried out between 2004 and 2018. The scientific articles and research findings are preserved and published at the European open repository Zenodo.org.