Lorna Watkins lives and works in Sligo,Ireland having graduated in Textile Design at NCAD, Ireland after studying at the Grennan Mill Craft School and Edinburgh College of Art. Her practice includes painting, drawing, printmaking, textiles, collaborations and arts in education.

She was selected for the 188th, 191st, 192nd and 193rd Annual Exhibition at the RHA, Dublin and the 197th RSA Annual Exhibition, Edinburgh, 2023.
Her paintings, drawings and prints have been shown in invited group exhibitions in London, Berlin, New York, Chicago and Beijing.

She was awarded a Fellowship by the Ballinglen Arts Foundation in 2019 and has been awarded residencies at Cill Rialaig and JOYA:AiR in Almeira, Spain. She is a recipient of the Agility Award from The Arts Council and Thomas Damann Travel Bursary.

Her work is in private and public collections in Ireland, France, Spain and US.