I Feel Love
1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago IL
July 11, 2025 - July 13, 2025
Reception Friday, July 11 at 6 PM
with a DJ set by Vales Madre 7-9 PM
Open Saturday, July 12 from 2-5 PM
Closing Sunday, July 13 at 5 PM
with a performance by The O'My's at 6 PM
I Feel Love is Oscar Arriola’s ode to underground DIY art spaces, sweat soaked dance floors, punk houses and hidden parties.
Oscar Arriola (b. Chicago) is a photographer, curator, zine maker and staff member of the Chicago Public Library. He studied photojournalism at Columbia College Chicago and has photographed for various publications. He has shown photo and installation work at the Chicago Cultural Center, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Elephant Room Gallery, Galerie F, and Reed Space NYC. He is a co-organizer of the annual ZINEmercado zine fest and the organizer of FOTOmercado, an all photography zine, book and print fest. He curated the recent Akito Tsuda - Pilsen Days, photo exhibition for the Chicago Public Library and, with Nicole Marroquin, curated, Diana Solis: Encuentros, Photographs of Chicago Poetry Communities, 1978 - 1994 for the Poetry Foundation. Follow @oscararriola.
Vales Madre is a first-generation Xicana artist whose name reflects her unapologetic approach to creativity-refusing to limit herself in what she chooses to say or create. Born and raised in the Pilsen neighborhood on Chicago’s southwest side, her community has been a foundation to create work that is passionate, raw and deep rooted. She began DJing at 15 as a way to process personal traumas, eventually using it to survive after leaving home at 17. From 2009 to 2011, she co-founded a DJ duo and party collective, throwing events across Chicago’s Southside. After taking a break, she reignited her passion in 2020 and has since evolved as a musician with the release of her debut EP, Stolen Phone, Lost Keys and other singles. Check out their work on soundcloud.com.
Comprised of two gifted musicians, The O’My’s channel their experiences and perspective into gritty, polished music that grabs listeners with its sound, and holds them with its content. Nick Hennessey and Maceo Vidal-Haymes, two Chicago natives, man the keys and guitar respectively, with Maceo handling vocal duties. Maceo, a master writer, pens all lyrics himself, leading to emotion-laden songs that resonate deeply with listeners. Constantly evolving with their sound, the duo have grown and progressed with each one of their projects, pushing their boundaries and challenging themselves with each release. Visit theomysband.com.
