The purpose of this study was to examine the art-making experience of researchers in the fields of fine art and art therapy as an Autoethnography of art therapy major doctoral students who majored in fine art. The researcher attempted to present a new perspective and insight on art in the field of art therapy by exploring the essential meaning of art based on personal experiences. For this purpose, various data such as memory recall data, self-reflection data, artwork images, artists’ notes, reflective writing, personal diaries, and the researcher s master s thesis, were collected and analyzed over a period of 6 years, staring in 2015. As a result of the analysis, the researcher had an opportunity to experience self-awareness and examine her attitude as an expert through the process of starting as an artist, experiencing art therapy, and establishing the identity of an art therapist. As an art therapist and as an artist, the researcher s process of looking back on her experience of art-making provided practical clues about why art therapists need art-making and how art can be used in the art therapy process. Based on these results, the implications and limitations of this study are discussed.