Bruce Trojan has been immersed in the arts for much of his life. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music, Trojan developed a successful career as a music educator, professional trumpet player, published composer, and recording artist. Upon his retirement from teaching, Bruce turned his focus to creative and artistic woodworking.
He has attended classes at the School for American Crafts (Rochester Institute of Technology, NY) and studied with many well known woodturners.
His work has been recognized nationally with a Niche Magazine Award in Woodworking (1999) and a Best In Show Award for the Chapter Collaborative Challenge at the 2011 American Association of Woodturners International Symposium (Minneapolis, MN). He was lead designer/project manager for that project. Trojan's art guitar, "Badda Bubinga", was featured on the back cover of American Woodturner magazine (2016). Multiple works of his have been chosen as the Cover Photo of the Week for the World of Woodturners website.
In 2023, two of his works were accepted into Materials Hard + Soft, an international craft exhibition sponsored by the Greater Denton (Texas) Arts Council. He was also the profile artist featured in Woodturning Magazine (Issue 381 - 2023), published In the United Kingdom. His work was also published in three international online art exhibitions sponsored by Biafarin: Colorium 2023, Gardenia 2023, and Plantarium 2023.
Trojan has demonstrated woodturning techniques locally, regionally, and internationally. He volunteers to teach woodturning to underprivileged youth at St. Michael's Wood Shop in Rochester, NY.