MFA Exhibition
Another Day at the Orifice
@RailSpur Seattle
The 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition was at RailSpur, a 14,000 square foot space inside a historic 1906 brick building in Pioneer Square, Seattle. The exhibition ran from May 27 through June 9.

The exhibition titled, Another Day at the Orifice, featuring the eight MFA graduating students, was the culmination of two years of intensive research and studio practice. Each artist scrutinized ideas of identity, mortality, the body, ritual, portals, and the traversal of space in a show designed to expose personal and sociocultural wounds. Collectively, the work aimed to shatter the routine, the stagnant, and the mundane.

The 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition was organized by the MFA graduates with support from the School’s faculty and staff and the exhibition’s hosting venue, RailSpur.
A group of people by a window gathered around a large painting by Amara Eke. They are turned towards each other.A person looking at two pieces of work from Ren Han.A woman is walking while observing a accumulation of various square pieces of art by Rachel Dorsey aligned in a grid. In the background there are other people walking and observing other artwork.A person is observing a work by Ren Han. They are far in the distance, being partially obscured by the building's architecture,and the work is almost as large as the person.A group of 6 people are formed in a circle and are in conversation. To the right is a colorful work by Michael Hong. In the background more people can be seen, as well as more work by Michael Hong. Two people are standing close to each other in front of a large piece by Rachel Dorsey. A group of 6 people are formed in a circle and are in conversation. To the right is a colorful work by Michael Hong. In the background more people can be seen, as well as more work by Michael Hong. Two people are standing close to each other in front of a large piece by Rachel Dorsey. A group of 6 people are formed in a circle and are in conversation. To the right is a colorful work by Michael Hong. In the background more people can be seen, as well as more work by Michael Hong. Two people are standing close to each other in front of a large piece by Rachel Dorsey.
Photos by Jacob Chung and Leo Carmona.
A man is reading about the exhibition from a podium by the identity graphic of the Exhibition. To the right Amara Eke's work can partially be seen.
A zoomed out shot of the exhibition floor. There are many people observing the work and Michael Hong's work can be seen spread out across the floor.
Photos by Jacob Chung and Leo Carmona.