SCREEN PRINTING APPARATUS AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD

[Object] To provide a screen printing apparatus and a screen printing method with which it is possible to promote reuse of ink and thereby reduce the printing cost. [Solution] A screen printing apparatus 101 includes an ink recovery mechanism 110 that recovers excess ink 81 discharged to a region in which a scraper 60 does not slide over a screen plate 50. By sliding a squeegee 70, the ink recovery mechanism guides the excess ink from a front side 71 of the squeegee to a region that is on a back side 72 of the squeegee 70 and in which the scraper slides over the screen plate.