Tony Costa (born 1955) is an Australian painter. He won the

Archibald Prize The Archibald Prize is an Australian portraiture art prize for painting, generally seen as the most prestigious portrait prize in Australia. It was first awarded in 1921 after the receipt of a bequest from J. F. Archibald, J. F. Archib ...

in 2019 for his portrait of artist

Lindy Lee Lindy Lee (born 1954) is an Australian painter and sculptor of Chinese heritage, whose work blends the cultures of Australia and her ancestral China and explores her Buddhist faith. She has exhibited widely, and is particularly known for her lar ...

. His is married to painter Jeannette Siebols.

Career

After high school, Costa initially studied law at

University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensive ...

, before joining the

Julian Ashton Art School The Julian Ashton Art School was established by Julian Ashton in 1890 as the "Academy Julian", (perhaps a reference to the Académie Julian in Paris) has been an influential art school in Australia. For a long time it was known as the Sydney Art ...

where he met Hungarian painter

Desiderius Orban Desiderius Orban, (; 26 November 18844 October 1986) was a renowned Hungarian painter, printmaker and teacher, who, after emigrating to Australia in 1939 when in his mid-50s, also made an illustrious career in that country. One of The Eight i ...

. He returned to University of New South Wales as a post-graduate student of to study Art & Design, and after graduating, was selected to participate in the Triangle Artists Workshop in New York. Costa entered and was a finalist in the Archibald Prize in 2015, 2017, and 2018, before winning in 2019. His painting of fellow artist Lindy Lee beat 50 other finalists for the $100,000 prize, and he has since earned greater recognition.

Awards & Prizes

* 1979 Ashfield Prize (winner) ''Grand Valley, Victoria Pass'' * 1988 Wynne Prize (finalist) * 1999 Dobell prize for Drawing (finalist) * 2001 Sulman prize (finalist) * 2004 Dobell prize for Drawing (finalist) * 2004 Doug Moran Prize for Portraiture (finalist) * 2006 Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing (finalist) * 2007 Doug Moran Prize for Portraiture (finalist) * 2008 Dobell prize for Drawing (finalist) * 2009 Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing (finalist) * 2011 Doug Moran Prize for Portraiture (finalist) * 2012 Dobell prize for Drawing (finalist) * 2013 Kilgour Prize for Portraiture (finalist) * 2014 Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing (finalist) * 2014 Paddington Art Prize (winner) ''Fallen Tree Port Hacking River R.N.P'' * 2015 Doug Moran Prize for Portraiture (finalist) * 2015 Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing (finalist) * 2015 Wynne Prize (finalist) * 2015 Archibald Prize (finalist) * 2016 Kilgour Prize for Portraiture (finalist) * 2017 Archibald Prize (finalist) * 2018 Archibald Prize (finalist) * 2019 Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing (finalist) * 2019 Archibald Prize (winner) * 2020 Kilgour Prize for Portraiture (finalist)

References

Australian artists Australian painters Archibald Prize winners {{DEFAULTSORT:Costa, Tony 1955 births Living people