(1940–2008) Nico participated in many group exhibits and had over 20 solo shows. The University of Pretoria hosted a retrospective exhibition of his work in 1991, and the university principal awarded him a Silver University Medal in honor of extraordinary accomplishment. He is considered one of the most significant painters in Namibia and South Africa. The South African Academy of Arts and Science gave him the Medal of Honour for Paintings in 1998, which is the nation’s highest honor given to artists.Major South African art museums, as well as numerous private and corporate collections, including UNISA, Sasol, and the Pretoria Art Museum, to mention a few, feature his artwork. His creations are