Susan Carol Maciorowski (née Nichols; June 10, 1965 – September 1, 2020) was an American artist best known for her work with Walt Disney Animation Studios predominantly during the Disney Renaissance and Post-Renaissance. Early life and education She was born to parents Brian and Julie. She graduated from East Longmeadow High School in 1983 before going on to study visual animation at the California Institute of the Arts where she later lectured, graduating in 1987. Personal life She married Chester “JR” Maciorowski and had two children, Stephanie and Jonathan. Death In 2015, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She received treatment at D'Amour Center for Cancer Care in Springfield, Massachusetts. Disney released a statement announcing her death in September 2020 with a long thread celebrating her work. Eric Goldberg said “She will be sadly missed by those of us who had the good fortune to work with her, but her influence on those films will be there forever.” Filmography Film Television Awards and nominations References External links 1965 births 2020 deaths 20th-century American artists 21st-century American artists 20th-century American women artists 21st-century American women artists American production designers Artists from Massachusetts California Institute of the Arts alumni California Institute of the Arts faculty People from East Longmeadow, Massachusetts Walt Disney Animation Studios people Women production designers Deaths from breast cancer Deaths from cancer in Massachusetts