About Sue Dorrington

I grew up in Hawke’s Bay, in a semi rural home and a great childhood, being the fourth of five children.

I moved away from the Bay in 1979 to attend Wellington Polytechnic to study Visual Communication Design. I’ve mostly lived in Wellington ever since, apart from an OE in the 1980s.

After graduating from Design School, my first job was in a small animation studio before moving on to spend a number of years working as an advertising Art Director in Wellington, Sydney and the UK.

In 1987 I stepped away from paid work to do Mothering work for 13 years.

In 2000 I started working at Human Dynamo Workshop, a creative services company, humandynamo.co.nz. I am still with Human Dynamo as a partner, company director and as a creative guide and resource.

I live with my partner Rob in Raumati on the Kāpiti Coast and also spend time in our studio in Lyttleton. I am rekindling my dream of being a picture book illustrator and I also exhibit artwork from time to time.

I sign my artworks with the initial SMD, for Susan Margaret Dorrington, but I’m commonly called Sue.

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