Lorraine Robson was born in Edinburgh. She spent some years working as a cartographer before studying Sculpture at Edinburgh College of Art. After graduating she worked for a Commercial Sculpture Studio, producing fibreglass figures to commission. During this period her own sculpture developed in plaster, fibreglass and cold cast metals using forms abstracted from childhood games, primitive tools and museum objects. This work was widely exhibited in Scottish galleries including the Collective, the Royal Scottish Academy and the Fruitmarket.

In 1994 Lorraine made some experiments with ceramics that led to her turning almost exclusively to this medium. She now produces pots and vessels in glazed earthenware, preferring to hand build each one rather than throwing them. Each piece is unique, coils of clay are rolled out and layered, the form gradually evolving as it grows upward, before the surface is refined and smoothed. The motifs used in her ceramic work come indirectly from her sculptural work but disciplined by the vessel form. Her work has been exhibited in Galleries such as The Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow, The Fotheringhame Gallery, Bridge of Allen, Coram Gallery, London and James Graham & Sons, New York.