Nicole Trimble

Nicole Trimble is an Associate Professor of Media Communications at the University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College and a nationally exhibiting painter and public artist. She is also the co-founder of Bright Wall Collective, a mural and design studio based in Southwest Ohio.

Trimble’s studio practice centers on contemporary figurative painting that explores the tension between traditional observational methods and emerging digital media. Her work spans both public art and gallery exhibition, including more than 30 large-scale murals across Ohio, and has been featured in museums, galleries, and publications such as Movers & Makers, AEQAI, Studio Visit, and Professional Artist Magazine.

At UC Blue Ash, she teaches a variety of media production and professional development courses including Media Design Foundations I & II, Media Aesthetics & Criticism, Drawing for Animation, Applied Media Survey, Professional Practice, Degree Project Studio, and Applied Media Methods. Her teaching practice emphasizes media literacy, design foundations, creative problem-solving, and professional readiness for students pursuing media production pathways.

Master of Fine Art: University of Cincinnati (DAAP) Cincinnati, OH, 2013 (Two-Dimensional Media)

Bachelor of Fine Art: Miami University Oxford, OH, 2011 (Painting, Printmaking)

2024 -To Present Associate Professor of Media Communications & Technology, University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College, Blue Ash, OH

2018 -2024 Assistant Professor of Media Communications & Technology, University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College, Blue Ash, OH

2017 -To Present Co-Founder & Artist - Bright Wall Collective, LLC, Mural & Design Collective, Cincinnati, OH

2014 -2018 Adjunct Instructor - Humanities and Creative Arts, Miami University Regionals, Hamilton, OH

2012 -2013 Adjunct Instructor, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

2016 -2019 Lead Artist, StreetSpark, Murals: Incrementum, Hey Caddy-O, Taking Flight, Alexander, Hamilton, OH

2016 -2016 Designer and Project Manager, ArtWorks, Mural: Little Sure Shot, Cincinnati, OH

2014 -2015 Teaching Artist - ArtWorks, Murals: Tom Wesselmann, Still Life #60, Grain to Glass, Cincinnati, OH

Academic - UC Blue Ash College
9555 Plainfield Road
Blue Ash  Ohio, 45236
nicole.trimble@uc.edu