Steve Walters in his studio in 2016, holding an artwork he screen printed for a client. Greg Ayer
Steve Walters, 57, is a Chicago artist and screen printer. In 1991 he founded Screwball Press, which he still runs today; it s come to be recognized as a pioneering and influential local institution in the business of screen-printed rock posters. He creates original art for bands and venues and does production printing for other artists projects. This past fall he opened Burgoo, a shop and gallery space in Rogers Park.
As told to Salem Collo-Julin
I drove down to Atlanta this week to pick up my daughter, and then I ll bring her back next Tuesday. She s going to college there. I think all of her classes this semester were online. I think she s been tested for COVID like four or five times over the semester.