Meet the Artist
Tania
Costa
Drawing and Painting
“My work records moments driven by traditional Catholic and patriarchal thought processes, capturing the female figures in moments of vulnerability and solitude. With a slight emphasis on pattern repetition and strong colour use, the work depicts the weight of tradition, identity, and emotion on the female form. ”
Tania Costa is a Portuguese artist based in Toronto, working primarily with painting and drawing. Tania is focused on creating work that questions her relationship with her religion and her cultural heritage and how those ideologies have shaped her sense of self and belonging.
Sheridan College
Visual and Creative Arts
Major Completed, 2016
Drawing and Painting
2020, Ontario College of Art & Design University BFA Thesis Online Exhibition
Toronto
2020, Art Toronto - Canada's Art Fair
Toronto
2020, OCAD University - Annual Graduate Exhibition
Toronto
2020, Nora E. Vaughan Award
OCAD University
2020, Emerging Artist Award at Propeller Art Gallery
Propeller Art Gallery
2020, medal winner for OCAD University’s Drawing & Painting program
OCAD University
2020, John Madott Fine Art Award
OCAD University
2016, Bruce Peninsula Society of Artists Award of Excellence in Painting
Sheridan College
2016, Merit Award in Visual and Creative Arts
Sheridan College
2016, Board of Governors Silver Medial of Academic Excellence
Sheridan College