Up now is this wildly detailed Grateful Dead screen print by David Welker, released in 2025 as part of Bottleneck Gallery’s official Grateful Dead art series.

This is the 1st Edition, hand-numbered #353/550, measuring 18" x 24". It was produced by VGKids as a 7-color screen print and features Welker’s unmistakable psychedelic storytelling style absolutely packed to the gills with Dead iconography.

And when we say packed, we mean packed. Skeleton fiddlers, dancing bears, terrapins, mushrooms, skulls, a haunted bus, roses, stairways, castles, a winged skull with a massive lightning bolt, desert cacti, strange little creatures, and enough visual Easter eggs to keep a Deadhead busy through at least one full side quest and two grilled cheese sandwiches.

The artwork feels like Welker opened a portal into the Dead’s collective mythology and just let everything tumble out at once: Wonderland, Shakedown Street, Terrapin Station, Uncle Sam skeleton madness, and a strange little universe where every corner has a story. It’s colorful, dense, funny, beautifully strange, and very much in the long tradition of Grateful Dead art that rewards repeat staring.

This is the regular 1st Edition from the release, not the glitter variant, rainbow foil variant, line art variant, lenticular, or acrylic diorama edition. A great pickup for budget conscious Grateful Dead collectors, David Welker fans, Bottleneck Gallery collectors, and anyone whose wall needs more skeletons making questionable musical decisions.

Condition: Mint. This print presents beautifully, with rich color, clean surface, sharp detail, and strong overall presentation. Corners and edges are all clean. No visible tears, stains, pinholes, tape, or major handling flaws shown. Stored flat and handled with care. Ships with museum-level protection in acid-free wrap and a sturdy tube, fully insured.

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Artist: David Welker
Year: 2025
Class: Poster / Art Print
Status: Official Release
Event: Grateful Dead official art release / Bottleneck Gallery Grateful Dead series
Edition: 1st Edition
Variant Type: N/A
Run Size: #353/550
Size: 18" x 24"
Technique: 7-color screen print
Paper: White print stock
Markings: Hand-numbered #353/550. Printed Welker artist credit in image.
COA: None

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About the Artist: David Welker is one of the most respected and instantly recognizable artists in modern concert poster culture. His work is dense, surreal, narrative-driven, and full of tiny visual traps that make collectors lean in way too close and mutter “wait, what the hell is that?” in the best possible way. Welker has created beloved work for Phish, Grateful Dead, Widespread Panic, Primus, The Black Keys, and many others, always bringing a dreamlike mix of fantasy, humor, mythology, and technical control.

About the Project: This 2025 Grateful Dead release was part of Bottleneck Gallery’s official Dead art series, with Welker contributing a full-blown love letter to the band’s visual universe. It’s not tied to one single concert. It’s more like a giant psychedelic inventory of everything that makes Grateful Dead art so fun: skeletons, bears, terrapins, strange roads, impossible buildings, mushroom forests, cosmic vehicles, and just enough chaos to make you wonder if the poster is quietly playing “The Other One” when nobody is home. A proper Dead print should feel like a place you can wander around in. This one absolutely does.

About The New Collective: The New Collective Gallery is a team of fine art lovers, printmakers, archivists, and longtime collectors based in San Diego, CA. For over two decades, we’ve been buying, selling, restoring, and preserving rare prints and artist editions from across the globe. We believe in real relationships and museum-level care. If you’re not happy, reach out. We're human, and we’ll make it right. Cheers, The New Collective Family.