Josip Konta was born in Livno, Bosnia and Hercegovina, on May 18th, 1946. 

After the High School of Applied Arts in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina, he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts Zagreb, Croatia, in 1972, and post-graduated on the studies as an associate in the master class of Prof. Antun Augustinčić from 1972 to 1974.

After three years of work as the director of sculpture foundry with the Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts, he lives and works as a freelance artist in Zagreb.