Diana Costa was born on the 6th of May, 1979, In Oporto, Portugal.
She's graduated in Painting from Fine Arts Faculty of Oporto. 2001 - Scholar of the Sócrates/ Erasmus Programme in Coventry/ England. 2003 - Bachelor degree in Painting from Wimbledon School of Art in London. 2005 - Post Graduation in Design from Fine Arts Faculty of Oporto. Higher Education Lecturer in ESAD (Art and Design Superior School), teaching Design and Illustration.

Individual Exhibitions
2005 - "To reach I walked on the clouds", Sopro Gallery ­ Project of Contemporary Art, Lisbon; 2004 "If I was a moon playing in your lace", Gallery of Vilar, Árvore Artistic Activities Cooperative, crl, Oporto; 2002 "Textualities", Gil ViGente Theatre; "I Body", Culture House of Estarreja; Espaços JUP Gallery Miguel Bombarda Street/ Oporto.

Collective Exhibitions
2005 - "5th Amadeo de Souza Cardoso Prize", Amarante; 2004 - "Lisbon Art Contemporary Art Fair", Parthenon Gallery, FIL, Lisbon; 2003 - "Chrlstmas at Árvore Cooperative", Árvore, Oporto, December; "MA EXPRESS", Wimbledon School of Art, London; "Celpa/Vieira da Silva Prize, Plastic Arts Revelation 2003", Arpad Szenes - Vieira da Silva Foundation; "Drawing", INESC, Oporto, Campus FEUP;

Award Prizes
1st Prize in BHF BANK Exhibition, London, December 2002; 1st Prize in the New Art of Penafiel Biennial, city of Penafiel, November 2002; 2 Honourable Mentions in the Vespeira Prize / 7th City of Montijo Plastic Arts Biennial, 2002; 1 Honourable Mention in the Contest "Famalicense NewArt/99",1999.