Catherine Lorton was born in Roanne, France, although she has lived in Barcelona, Spain, since she was a child. Her inquisitive perspective on art gathered momentum following the Surrealists. André Breton’s "Surrealist Manifesto" pushed Miró to "assassinate art", an achievement he undoubtedly accomplished. Yet he did so with the grandeur of turning inward, expressing internal landscapes and oneiric thoughts without any apparent coherence in composition or figuration.

Thus, this internal journey gained strength within her, distilling experiences and ideas that are synthesised into forms and colours. They obey the great questions that every human being asks: those human manifestations that have answers and, above all, those that do not.

Her condition as a woman, given to her at birth, sparks her interest in anthropology and the history of the social organisation of women and men across various ancient cultures. Matriarchy in early civilisations is documented in many human tribes, and perhaps cave paintings were created by the hands of women, who cared for the children—the most precious asset of the tribe. Not participating in the major hunts, they had free time to observe and think. From this stemmed the theories that it was women who discovered agriculture. Patriarchy, the common denominator of practically all modern cultures, has been associated with the earliest manifestations of private property and inheritance since very archaic times.

Unfortunately, women adopted a secondary role, and from this stems her intellectual concept of "Botonism, a philosophical and symbolic support for her informal language. Her career has been recognised with the 1st Prize at the Painting Biennial of the Museu de Llavaneres, selection for the 11th Salou Pictorial Research Prize, the Josep Albert Mestre Prize from La Llotja, and the Painting Prize of the Vila Casas Foundation, among other accolades. Her work forms part of the Bassat Collection and the Iluro Collection, and has been exhibited in various museums and cultural spaces. Her practice also includes participating in the publication of the book Mirada interior, featuring engravings, which was presented at the Fundació Palau.