He won the Archibald Prize in 2019 for his portrait of artist Lindy Lee.
[1] After high school, Costa initially studied law at University of New South Wales, before joining the Julian Ashton Art School where he met Hungarian painter Desiderius Orban.
[2] He returned to University of New South Wales as a post-graduate student of to study Art & Design,[3] and after graduating, was selected to participate in the Triangle Artists Workshop in New York.
[4] Costa entered and was a finalist in the Archibald Prize in 2015, 2017, and 2018, before winning in 2019.
[5] His painting of fellow artist Lindy Lee beat 50 other finalists for the $100,000 prize, and he has since earned greater recognition.