The purpose of this study was to explore what a deaf woman experiences in the process of art therapy, what the meanings of the experience are, and what meanings the art therapist s response art has for the researcher and the participant. The participant was a 30-year-old hearing-impaired woman. She suffered hearing impairment caused by medical malpractice at the age of 3, and her degree of hearing loss was rated as Grade 2 hearing disability at the age of 6. Art therapy was conducted twice a week for 120 minutes per session from March 2020 to April 2020 and a total of 10 art therapy sessions were performed. Researchers frequently checked through messages or meetings whether the contents of the verbatim transcripts of the communication through sign language and handwritten notes during art therapy sessions matched the experiences of the participant. Using these data, the life experiences of the deaf woman were described through the narrative inquiry method. In conclusion, this narrative inquiry showed that a woman with hearing impairment who experienced discrimination and prejudice due to her disability over the course of her life discovered her inner strength through the experience of art therapy and moved forward in integration with the society of hearing people. In addition, the findings of this study showed that response art can be used as an effective means of communication and empathy for the client and as an effective method for expressing self-understanding and growth for the therapist in the field of art therapy.