This feature addresses the beginning of a qualitative research study investigating the identity of the artist teacher/freelance artist teacher and its implications for learning throughout the life course. The intended purpose of this study is to explore the multiple identity constructions of the artist teacher/freelance artist tutor and the relational interdependence between the individual and the social. This study is a work in progress and concentrates heavily on visual/arts-based research methods. These methods were deemed as important tools for the participants because of the participants’ knowledge and participation in the visual arts community.