As Second Lady she is making it her mission to promote the profession of art therapy.
"I may just have a short period of time to be a good steward in this position, and one of the things I'm very passionate about is art therapy," she said.
In an exclusive interview with the ABC, Ms Pence said she believed art therapy not only changed lives, but saved lives.
She said she had seen art therapy used effectively for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), for children with cancer, for children with autism who are nonverbal, and for trauma.
