Mental health issues faced by the creative arts community are equally severe. Art therapy has a positive impact on the mental health of artists. Therefore, art therapy is essential for improving the mental health problems of the artist community. This study summarises the effects of six art therapy-based psychotherapies and the benefits of art practitioners receiving art therapy through a systematic literature review. The study aims to explore and validate the potential of art therapy as an effective intervention to help artists cope with the unique challenges of creative anxiety, creative block, self-questioning and criticism. In turn, it will provide artists with better psychological support, emotional release and emotional processing to help maintain their creative abilities, self-awareness and psychological balance. Art therapy will provide artists with more effective tools and resources to improve their mental health and creative experience.