Brian Trimble
Dr. Brian Trimble is Assistant Professor and Program Head for Art Education at California State University, Long Beach. He teaches cross-cultural and community-based practices and contemporary issues in art education. He was a high school art teacher and also worked for over a decade as a museum educator and administrator. Dr. Trimble served for the past eight years on the board of the Arts Council for Long Beach, including two years as president, and is one of the founders of Long Beach Architecture Week, a community-focused event that explores and celebrates design and the built environment in our city, past and present, as a means to understand our future. His practice has a strong focus on engaging both students and the community.
- Ed.D., Educational Leadership with an emphasis in Higher Education - California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, 2012
Dissertation: Participant Perspectives: Student Outcomes in Arts-Based International Service-Learning. - M.A., Art Education - California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, 2008
Thesis: On the Trail of a Southern Potter: A Case Study of Francis Ford. - Art Single Subject Teaching Credential - California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, 2003
- B.F.A., Ceramics - California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, 1999
Dr. Trimble’s research interests include student development, student success, access, equity and inclusion in education, culturally relevant teaching, community-based art education practices, and High Impact (teaching) Practices (HIPS). He also has an interest in design and its impact on the community.
His practice is collaborative, as he believes we have better ideas and solve issues more effectively when we work with others. This collaborative practice is reflected in his teaching, service, and research. He has presented at the state and national levels on issues related to college student success in higher education, Social Justice approaches to pedagogy, High Impact (teaching) Practices, and art and architecture. He has also published on related issues.
- Gatlin, L., Taylor, K., Trimble, B. (Forthcoming, 2022) Mentoring beginning art teachers: Examining the impact of the CSU Art Education ColLab. The Chronicle of Mentoring and Coaching.
- Trimble, B., Manke, B. (Forthcoming 2022) Giving Voice to College Students through Photovoice: Reflection, Resistance, & Resilience, in Jennifer Markides and Darlene St. Georges (Eds), Art as Reconciliation, Resistance, Resurgence and Renewal. Lewes Delaware: DIO Press.
- Trimble, B. (2021) Learning by Doing: The Education of Edith Heath, in J. Volland (Eds), Edith Heath: Philosophies. Berkeley, CA: Environmental Design Archive and Berkeley Design Books.
- Participating Faculty (January, 2022) Lockdown Stories. An exhibition of Photovoice Projects on Students Experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic from California State University, Long Beach, and Thessaloniki Greece. Organized by Dr. Maria Letsiou at Aristotle University, Thessaloniki Greece.
- Juror/Co-Curator with Asia Morris (July-August, 2021). Coming Together: An Exhibition of Small Works. The Long Beach Creative Group/Rod Briggs Gallery, Long Beach, CA.
- Co-Curated with Beth Manke: College Students Respond to the COVID-19 Crisis: A Photovoice Research Project. - The Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum, Long Beach, CA. (2020)
- Co-Curator with Charlene Palmer: Ocean Resiliency: The Expeditions of Danielle Eubank.- The Aquarium of the Pacific. Long Beach, CA. (2019)
- Co-Curator with Terry Braunstein: Murky Realms, Cynthia Evans / Peter Zokosky - The Collaborative Gallery, Long Beach, CA. (2018)
- Curator: Meditations, Betsy Lohrer Hall, Brittany Ransom, Gail Werner & Meeson Pe Yang - The Collaborative Gallery, Long Beach, CA. (2018)
- Trimble, B., Ramirez, C. (2022). Queer in the Classroom: The Lived Experiences LGBTQ+ Art Teachers in Southern California, California. Art Education Associate Conference, Southern Region, Long Beach CA.
- Makemson, J., Gatlin, L., Livek, M., McGarry, K., Ruopp, A., Sutters, J., Trimble, B., Yu, G. (2022). Programs Renewed: Discussing New Directions in University-Level Art Education. Roundtable presentation. National Art Education Association Conference, New York, New York.
- Gatlin, L., Taylor, K., Trimble, B. (2022) Action Research in Communities of Practice: Transforming Art Educational Practices through Disorienting Dilemma. CSU Art Ed. ColLab. National Art Education Association Virtual Pre-Conference.
- Manke, B., Trimble, B., De La Fuente, S., Ocular, G. (2021). Photovoice as an Innovative Assessment Tool: Giving Voice to Students During the Pandemic. Assessment Institute Virtual Conference.
- Trimble, B. (2020). Learning by Doing: The Education of Edith Heath, California Art Education Associate Conference, Sacramento, CA.
- Trimble, B. (2020). College Students Respond to the COVID-19 Crisis: A Photovoice Research Project, presented at the National Art Education Associate Conference, Chicago, Illinois.
- Certificate of Recognition for Service to the Arts Council for Long Beach - 2022
State Senator Lena Gonzalez - Long Beach Heritage Preservation Award for Publication Frank Bros.: The Store that Modernized Modern. - 2018
- Long Beach Heritage Preservation Award, Far-Sited Exhibition - 2017
- Certificate of Recognition, Congressman Alan Lowenthal, Far-Sited Exhibition - 2015
- Proclamation of Honor, Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, Far-Sited Exhibition - 2015
