biography
| 1934 | Born in Borgharen, The Netherlands |
| 1954-1959 | Jan van Eyck Academie Maastricht, monumental and autonomous art |
| 1957-1961 | University of Utrecht, sociology of art |
| 1962 | Mention d'Honneur, Prix Europe de peinture, Oostende |
| 1963 | Frisiana Award, Leeuwarden |
| 1962-1964 | Director of art school Vredeman de Vries, Leeuwarden |
| 1964-1967 | Bende van de Blauwe Hand (The Gang of the Blue Hand), Leeuwarden |
| 1966 | Member of educational staff of the Municipal Museum The Hague |
| 1965-1974 | Invention and organisation of ‘situasies’ |
| 1966-1967 | Member of educational staff and public relations, Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven |
| 1968-present | Maciunas Ensemble |
| 1967-1968 | Free Community of the Global City of Peace and Pleasure |
| 1969-1981 | Member of the Board of BBK, Federation of Artists Associations, and founder of the artists unions: OBK and VBBKZN |
| 1970-1981 | Member of the boards of CRC, Foundation Kunst en Bedrijf, Social Fund of Artists, and member of the Dutch Arts Council and various committees within it |
| 1971 | 7e Biennale de la Jeunesse de Paris |
| 1970-1975 | Development team of construction scheme ‘de Kraal’ Grote Bos, Geldrop |
| 1971-1977 | Environmental designs Eindhoven: Wilgenroosstraat, Van Abbemuseum, City Theatre, Market, School Yard Norbertuslaan |
| 1974-1984 | Consulting artist in Nieuwe Schans, and in town planning teams in Zoetermeer/ Buytenwegh de Leyens, Utrecht/Lunetten, and ‘s-Hertogenbosch/Maaspoort, |
| 1980-2001 | Director Het Apollohuis Eindhoven |
| 1982-present | Long String Installations (until 1991 in cooperation with Johan Goedhart) |
| 1983-1987 | Member of the Jury of the Royal Awards of Painting, Amsterdam |
| 1984/85 | Festival ECHO. The Images of Sound I |
| 1986 | New Works Grant of the Massachusetts Council for the Arts, Boston USA |
| 1987 | Festival ECHO. The Images of Sound II. Audio Art Symposium II |
| 1990-present | Projects with birds and animals |
| 1993 | Artist-in-residence Exploratorium, San Francisco USA |
| 1994 | Artist-in-residence Yellow Spring Institute, Chester Springs USA Member of the Jury Ernesto de Sousa Fellowship Portugal |
| 1996 | Noord-Brabant Cultural Award |
| 1998 | Companion of the Order of the Dutch Lion |
| 2000 | Award best exhibition 2000, Galerie Klatovy/Klenová, Klenová |
| 2002 | Artist-in-residence Aomori Contemporary Art Centre, Aomori Japan |
| 2004 | Honorary Mention, Prix Ars Electronica, Linz |
| 2010 | Ehrenpreisträger des Deutschen Klangkunst-Preises 2010 |
| 2011 | Gerrit Benner Award, Leeuwarden |
| 2015 | January 29, Paul Panhuysen dies |