TONY COSTA CV
1955 Born in Sydney - lives and works in Sydney
Studies
1985 – 86 Post Graduate Diploma, City Art Institute, Sydney
1880 – 81 Professor Pirzio, Academia del Arte, Florence
1976 – 79 Julian Ashton and Desiderius Orban Art School, Sydney
Other
1988 Selected to participate in Triangle Artists Workshop, Pine Plains, New York
Solo exhibitions
2021 Wattamolla and Garie, Art Atrium, Botany
2018 Hacking River, Art Atrium, Sydney
2009 Cox’s gap and beyond, Robin Gibson gallery, Sydney
2006 Goulburn River, Robin Gibson gallery, Sydney
1987 Kalgoorlie, Barry Stern gallery, Sydney
1984 Port Headland landscape, Howard Street gallery, Perth
1982 Pilbara, Gallery 52, Perth
1980 Australiana, Salon de la Paix, Switzerland
1978 Australian landscape, Australian American Association, Sydney
Selected Prize and group exhibitions
2020 Kilgour Portrait prize, Newcastle Art gallery, Newcastle
Kedumba Award exhibition, Wentworth Falls, Kedumba
Mosman Art Prize exhibition, Mosman Art gallery, Mosman
2019 Archibald Prize exhibition, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney and Touring
Wynne Prize exhibition, Salon de Refuses, S. H. Ervin gallery, Sydney
Adelaide Perry Prize exhibition, P.L.C gallery, Croydon
2018 Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, Carriageworks, Redfern
Mosman Art Prize exhibition, Mosman Art gallery, Mosman
Archibald Prize exhibition, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
Wynne Prize exhibition, Salon de Refuses, S. H. Ervin gallery, Sydney
Queensland Tattersals Club Landscape Art Prize, Brisbane
2017 Archibald Prize, Art gallery of NSW, Sydney
Wynne Prize exhibition, Salon de Refuses, S. H. Ervin gallery, Sydney
Doug Moran Prize, Semi finalist
Mosman Art Prize exhibition, Mosman Art gallery, Mosman
2016 Plein Air Painting Prize, Parliament House, Sydney
Archibald Prize and Wynne Prize, Salon de Refuses, S. H. Ervin gallery, Sydney
Rick Amor Drawing Prize, Art gallery of Ballarat, Victoria
2016, 15 Kilgour Portrait Prize, Newcastle gallery, Newcastle
2015 Doug Moran Prize, Juniper Hall, Paddington and Touring
Archibald Prize, Art gallery of NSW, Sydney
Gallipoli Prize exhibition, Sydney
Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize exhibition, PLC gallery, Croydon
2014 Paddington Art Prize exhibition, Woollahra
Fisher’s Ghost Prize exhibition, Cambelltown Arts Centre, NSW
Wynne Prize exhibition, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize exhibition, PLC gallery, Croydon
2013 Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art gallery, Mosman
Kogarah Art Prize exhibition, Kogarah
Doug Moran Prize, Semi finalist
2012 Dobell Prize for Drawing exhibition, Art gallery of NSW, Sydney
Paddington Art Prize exhibition, Mary place gallery, Paddington
Hawkesbury Art Prize exhibition, Purple Noon gallery, Windsor
John Copes Portrait Prize exhibition, Bowral
Wynne Prize, Salon de Refuses, S. H. Ervin gallery, Sydney
Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art gallery, Mosman
Plein Air Painting Prize exhibition, Parliament House, Sydney
Kogarah Art Prize exhibition, Kogarah
2011 Doug Moran Portraiture Prize, State Library of NSW, Sydney
Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art gallery, Mosman
Fisher’s Ghost Prize exhibition, Campbelltown Arts Centre, NSW
2010 Fisher’s Ghost Prize exhibition, Campbelltown Arts Centre, NSW
2009 Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize exhibition, PLC gallery, Croydon
Plein Air Painting Prize exhibition, Parliament House, Sydney
Kedumba Drawing Award, Kedumba gallery, Wentworth Falls
Small is the new Big, Robin Gibson gallery, Sydney
Fisher’s Ghost Prize exhibition, Campbelltown Arts Centre, NSW
2008 Plein Air Painting Prize exhibition, Parliament House, Sydney
Paddington Art Prize, Mary Place gallery, Paddington
Dobell Prize for Drawing exhibition, Art gallery of NSW, Sydney
Fisher’s Ghost Prize exhibition, Campbelltown Arts Centre, NSW
2007 Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art gallery, Mosman
Doug Moran Portraiture Prize, State Library of NSW, Sydney,
and Touring exhibition
Fisher’s Ghost Prize exhibition, Campbelltown Arts Centre, NSW
2006 Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize exhibition, PLC gallery, Croydon
Fisher’s Ghost Prize exhibition, Campbelltown Arts Centre, NSW
2005 Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman
Fisher’s Ghost Prize exhibition, Campbelltown Arts Centre, NSW
Muswellbrook 38th Open Art Prize, Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre
2004 Doug Moran Portraiture Prize, State Library of NSW, Sydney,
and Touring exhibition
Paddington Art Prize, Mary Place gallery, Paddington
I love a Sunburnt Country, Robin Gibson gallery, Sydney
Dobell Prize for Drawing exhibition, Art gallery of NSW
Fisher’s Ghost Prize exhibition, Campbelltown Arts Centre, NSW
Wynne Prize exhibition, Salon de Refuses, S. H. Ervin gallery, Sydney
2003 Canberra Art Prize exhibition, Canberra
Archibald Prize exhibition, Salon de Refuses, S. H. Ervin gallery, Sydney
Liverpool City Arts Prize, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre
2002 Archibald Prize exhibition, Salon de Refuses, S. H. Ervin gallery, Sydney
2001 Sulman Prize exhibition, Art gallery of NSW, Sydney
Landscape and Figures, Delmar gallery, Sydney
Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art gallery, Mosman
Fisher’s Ghost Prize exhibition, Campbelltown Arts Centre, NSW
2000 Fleurieu Biennale exhibition, South Australia
McLaren Vale Prize exhibition, South Australia
Wynne Prize exhibition, Salon de Refuses, S. H. Ervin gallery, Sydney
Works on Paper, Delmar gallery, Sydney
Fisher’s Ghost Prize exhibition, Campbelltown Arts Centre, NSW
Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art gallery, Mosman
1999 Dobell Prize for Drawing exhibition, Art gallery of NSW, Sydney
Fisher’s Ghost Prize exhibition, Campbelltown Arts Centre, NSW
Works on Paper, Delmar gallery, Sydney
1988 Works on Paper, Delmar gallery, Sydney
Wynne Prize exhibition, Art gallery of NSW, Sydney
Triangle Artists exhibition, Pine Plains, New York, USA
1986 Final Works, Ivan Dougherty gallery, Sydney
Works on Paper, Delmar gallery, Sydney
1984 Newcastle Prize exhibition, Von Bertouch gallery, Newcastle
Works on Paper, Delmar gallery, Sydney
Celebrations, Barry Stern gallery, Sydney
Awards
2019 Winner of Archibald prize, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
2014 Winner of the Paddington Art Prize for Australian Landscape painting
2012 Highly commended, Kogarah Inaugural Art Prize, Kogarah
Second Prize John Copes Portrait Prize, Bowral
1985 First Prize - Contemporary section, Kogarah Art Prize
1984 Second Prize – Kogarah Art Prize
1981 Second Prize, Ashfield Art Prize, Ashfield
1979 First Prize - Open Section, Ashfield Art Prize
Collections
Paddington Art Prize collection
BHP, Melbourne
AGL, Sydney
Philip Fox, Sydney
Merchant Bank Chase NBA Group Ltd, Sydney
Trinity Grammar School, Sydney
Private Collections, USA, Europe, Australia
Bibliography Look magazine, Sept-Oct, Art gallery of NSW
Look magazine, July-August, Art Gallery of NSW
Sun Herald, Chloe Wolifson
Weekend Australian, Matthew Westwood
Weekend Australia, Christopher Alien
SMH, Linda Morris
SMH, Spectrum, John McDonald
The Guardian, Andrew Frost
2018 Artist Profile, Issue 43
2017 SMH, Private Sydney, John McDonald
2016 SMH, Private Sydney, John McDonald
2004 SMH, Spectrum, Peter Hill,
2001 SMH, Spectrum, Bruce James
1987 SMH, Susannah Short,
1988 Poughkeepsie Journal, Florence Pennela
2010 - present
2010 - present