b'ConclusionAtitsbest,arteducationhelpsstudentsdiscoverhowonessense of self is constructed within complex family, social, and media experiences (Gude, 2007, p. 8). As such, truly meaningful artistic production should reflect therichcomplexityofeachmakerslifestoryasevolving,forpeople,like stories,arenotstatic.Throughcriticalself-reflection,writing,andmaking, students can see avenues for embracing who they are while gently developing and affirming agency for continued becoming. Visual storytelling created in the light of narrative inquiry holds significance for this aim by bringing about both the possible and the real through living narratives. TRENDS 202555'