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.

Hidden pain, 35 images in color                      ed. Timalart, press Pumbo.nl  2021

English, Dutch, French

Violence in the youth care system in the Netherlands. 

Only boys...   25 images in color,                     ed. Timalart, press Pumbo.nl  2023

English

Queer identity and narratives of boys.