New York Rangers captain Jacob Trouba opens first solo art exhibit

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Cooper Godin
August 2, 2024 (11:54)

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New York Rangers captain Jacob Trouba opens first solo art exhibit this past week.

It was a busy week for New York Rangers captain Jacob Trouba as he took a big step in one of his biggest passions away from hockey - art.

In a post on social media, it was revealed that Jacob Trouba opened up his first solo art exhibit on Thursday which is called "Landing My Mark" and combines both of his biggest passions, that being art and of course, hockey.

Trouba is selling prints of his pieces for charity and is auctioning off one of his pieces, with the proceeds going to Hockey Fights Cancer later this year.

"We are here in, Chelsea, in Manhattan, at uh, my first solo art exhibition. A bunch of great, great causes and trying to make some positive impacts, but this is my first, I guess, show of making it public of, I guess, my passion for art." Trouba said.

When asked about his process of making art, he added, "Tried painting with a buddy of mine who is an artist, who is nice enough to invite me to his studio. It originally started as, like, a couple days and try to make something I could hang in the house, just as, trying something new. Obviously, I wasn't good at it, it was frustrating and continued to learn about it and learn more about other artists. Came across Yves Klein, who's a French artist, and he would paint with women's bodies. That's when I was - kind of last ditch effort of, if I'm going to do this thing, it's gotta be a little more me."

"So I painted myself and my equipment and liked it, how it came out the first time. I made, I guess, my own artistic language throughout hockey, which obviously relates back to me and what I do."

Nine different prints are available to purchase on Jacob Trouba's website, costing $150 USD per print.. Trouba is also selling 108 signed large prints for $1,000 USD each and 208 signed medium prints for $750 USD each.

It's great to see Jacob Trouba enjoying his passions away from hockey and being able to turn it into a positive by donating the money he earns from his prints to charity. Keep your eyes peeled to Trouba's social media accounts for news on his auction in support of Hockey Fights Cancer in November.