RESERVOIR was founded in 2021 by Heinrich Groenewald and Shona van der Merwe, as an independent partnership specialising in collaborative curation. In 2022, they were invited to produce exhibitions for various contemporary South African galleries including WHATIFTHEWORLD, TheFOURTH, THK Gallery and the Norval Foundation at Boschendal. 

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In 2023, RESERVOIR Projects opened on Bree Street in Cape Town, a space for ambitious solo exhibitions by independent artists. RESERVOIR also participated in the 2023 editions of the Investec Cape Town Art Fair in Cape Town, South Africa, Miart in Milan, Italy (in partnership with Whatiftheworld) and the inaugural RMB Latitudes Art Fair in Johannesburg, South Africa.