Virtual reality technology constructs realistic and non-realistic scenes through computer simulation, which can provide users with a platform for human-computer interaction and a rich visual experience. In this paper, the application of virtual reality technology in art teaching helps to improve students’ information acceptance and promote the development of students’ spatial creativity and imagination. By combining the key technology of virtual reality with the spatial geometry teaching content of art, students can enhance their spatial imagination ability. The results obtained after the teaching practice illustrate that there is a significant difference between the experimental class and the control class in the three dimensions of memorization, comprehension, and application after the virtual reality teaching intervention (t=5.782, p=0.000<0.010), indicating that the virtual reality teaching has a significant effect on improving the spatial geometry constructing ability of the art majors.