The purpose of this study was to investigate the importance and practical application of art-based
supervision in art therapy. Seventeen publications (ten Korean, seven international) were included, and
information related to the importance and content of art-based supervision was analyzed. Through pieces of
art made by supervisees in a group supervision setting, practical application methods of art-based
supervision were reviewed. According to the result of this research, art-based supervision is very similar to
art therapy in that art therapists solve the present tasks they face, in other words, therapy through their
own art with supervision. Therefore, art-based supervision is very important for the development of the
identity and professional development of art therapists. The contents of art-based supervision appear to
have mainly consultative characteristics such as countertransference, and self-care, and fewer educational or
evaluative aspects. Topics such as “client-wood painting” and “drawing the treatment process“ were found
useful in metacognitive knowledge acquisition, training, and evaluation of the treatment.