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Peaks of Imperfection
A week-long exhibition and public programme by Submit to Love Studios, at The Art House.
Key Programme Information
Peaks of Imperfection is an exhibition and public programme by artists of Submit to Love Studios, presented at The Art House from 24 April – 30 April 2026.
- Exhibition: Open to the public from Friday 24 April – Thursday 30 April. No ticket required, drop-in daily 10am-5pm.
- Private View: Thursday 23 April, 6–10pm. Invite-only.
- The Queen of Wonky and Wilfrid Wood Portrait Drawing Workshop: Saturday 25 April, 11:30am–1pm & 2–3:30pm. Ticketed, booking required.
- 'Sew Much to Say' All-Day Drop-In Stitch & Chat Workshop with Sew Bros: Sunday 26 April, all day. Free tickets, booking required.
- Submit to Love Supper Club & Film Screening: Thursday 30 April, evening (time TBC). Ticketed, booking required.
"This exhibition dares you to question everything you ever thought you knew about perfection."
Billy Graham (Writer, Artist and Submit to Love member)
Submit to Love
Who gets to be an artist?
This is a question that runs through the work of Submit to Love Studios like a live wire - posed as a genuine, ongoing enquiry into talent, access, recognition and what happens when those things are reconsidered. The answer is anyone, and everyone.
Submit to Love is based at Headway East London, a charity supporting people affected by brain injury. The studio is home to more than forty artists - all self-taught, all working collectively in an open studio environment that runs on music, common experience, and a shared belief in what the act of making can do. Their work has been shown at the Barbican, the Southbank Centre, Autograph Gallery and Rich Mix. It has featured in collaborations with French Connection and Everpress, challenging institutions to reckon with who they call an artist.
Tony Brooks
Exhibition
Peaks of Imperfection presents the work of nineteen artists, spanning painting, ceramics, sculpture, embroidery, drawing, stitchwork, poetry and music. The exhibition's title comes from a painting of the same name by the exhibiting Submit to Love Artist, Graham Naylor. This isn't an exhibition to be understood through biography or diagnosis, but to be looked at and sat with on its own terms.
The exhibition open to the public between Friday 24 - Wednesday 29 April, 10am-5pm daily incl. weekends. No booking required, and free to enter.
Select works from Peaks of Imperfection
Sean Carty
Tirzah Mileham
Public Programme
The Queen of Wonky and Wilfrid Wood Workshop
Saturday 25 April, 11:30am–1pm & 2–3:30pm
Portrait drawing workshops led by Submit to Love artist Sam Jevon - the "Queen of Wonky," - and Wilfrid Wood, the sculptor and portraitist best known for his work on Spitting Image. Two distinctive voices. Two sessions. Open to all abilities.
'Sew Much to Say' Workshop
Sunday 26 April, 12pm - 2:30pm
Sew Bros present an all-day, drop-in stitch and chat creative table - this is a chance to sit alongside the work, connect with others, and make something of your own. Pull up a chair, pick up a needle, start talking. No experience needed.
HEADWAY EATS Supper Club & Film Screening
Thursday 30 April, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
The closing night. A screening of 'Graham Naylor: Why I Paint Mountains', artist talks, and a communal supper. Food prepared by the chefs of Submit to Love, conversation, and an intimate insight into Naylor's story.
Kevin Hemming
Additional Information
Find us: The Art House, 30–36 Pritchards Road, Bethnal Green, London E2 9AP
Nearest transport: Bethnal Green (Central line), Cambridge Heath (Overground). The Art House is a fully-accessible ground-floor venue.
For press enquiries: oscar@acrylicize.com
For venue enquiries: phillip@acrylicize.com
Peaks of Imperfection is an exhibition and public programme by Submit to Love Studios, supported by Headway East London, Acrylicize, The Art House, and Leigh Day.