Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: April 6, 2006
• Invested on: February 09, 2007

David Silcox is driven by the belief that artists play a critical role in defining Canadian culture. President of Sotheby's Canada, he has turned the auction house into a major force in the national art market. As a senior administrator in provincial and federal governments, he established cultural policies and programs such as the Art Bank at the Canada Council for the Arts, which brought improved opportunities, support and recognition to our artists. Moreover, he has received accolades for the biography that he wrote and the catalogue raisonné that he co-authored on painter David Milne. Through these works and his other books on prominent Canadian painters, he has made an important and lasting contribution to the study of Canadian art.