A biography of distinguished champion of the arts in Canada, who was involved with visual artists (Group of Seven, David Milne), performing art (Stratford Festival), film (National Film Board, TIFF), and was an author David Silcox (1937 - 2024) was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, and flourished in Toronto, where he earned his degree at University of Toronto. His career included Senior Arts Officer Canada Council; Associate Dean and professor of art history at York University; Director of Cultural Affairs, Metro Toronto; Assistant Deputy Minister (Culture) Ottawa; Deputy Minister (Culture and Communications), Province of Ontario; Senior Fellow at Massey College; and President of Sotheby's Canada David Silcox also served as a volunteer and board member: founding director of the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition; various committees of the Art Gallery of Ontario; Massey Hall/Roy Thomson Hall; The Stratford Festival; founding board member of the Festival of Festivals (now TIFF); Gardiner Museum; PEN Canada; Victoria University; Royal Conservatory of Music; Canadian Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery (London); and the Art Canada Institute Author is the sister-in-law of David Silcox and brings personal insight into his life story Author residence: New Hamburg (in Waterloo Region, Ontario).