The 2026 National Mural Awards featured submissions by more than 175 artists from 35 states. Each piece was scored anonymously by a national panel of judges with Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards presented in six separate US regions. Awards were presented in the region where the mural was installed, not where the artist resides.

Judges for the 2025 Awards were:
• Lesly Allen (Former Director, The Mural Fest)
• Amber Danielson (Executive Director, Marshall County Arts & Culture Alliance )

• Alyssa Barrera Mason (Executive Director, Corpus Christi Downtown Management District)

• Tarra Petras (Public Art Coordinator, City of Cleveland)

• Kirsten Sandlin (Former Director or Paint Memphis)
• Andrew Salzbrun (Creative Director, Blink Cincinnati)
• Kate Koza (Associate Publisher, ArtForum Magazine)

• Amanda Still (Arts and Culture Coordinator, City of Georgetown, TX)

• Jason Tetlak (Executive Director, National Mural Awards)

Art Bio Collaborative - Science Murals Initiative, El Paso, Texas.
National Audubon Society - Community Gardens Mural Project, New York, New York.
Community Refugee & Immigration Services - Everest World Mural, Columbus, Ohio
The Goodness Tour - Palisades Community Mural, Los Angeles, California
H.O.P.E Murals - Juvenile Detention Center Mural Project, Miami, Florida

Gold: “Echoes of Eternity” by Miles Toland and Joseph Toney
Silver: “Hitchhikers” by Osiris Rain & Emily Ding
Bronze: “Between Memory and Bloom” by Venazir

REGION 1 (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
Gold: Damien Mitchell, Brooklyn, NY
Silver: Bublegum, Vigo, Spain
Bronze: Sophy Tuttle, Medford MA

REGION 2 (MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA, WV, Washington DC)
Gold: Aerosol Kingdom & Sarah C. Rutherford
Silver: Key Detail, New York, NY
Bronze: Miss Birdy, Columbus, OH

REGION 3 (AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, Puerto Rico)
Gold: Brendon Palmer-Angell, New Orleans, LA
Silver: Trinity Rivard, Tampa FL
Bronze: Steven Teller, St Augustine, FL

REGION 4 (IL, IN, IA, MI, MN, ND, OH, SD, WI)
Gold: Venazir, Foster City, CA
Silver: Dean Davis, Whitehouse, OH
Bronze: Damien Mitchell, Brooklyn NY

REGION 5 (AR, KS, MO, NB, OK, TX)
Gold: Osiris Rain & Emily Ding
Silver: Leon Keer, Utrecht, Netherlands
Bronze: Devona, Houston, TX

REGION 6 (AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY)
Gold: Miles Toland and Joseph Toney
Silver: JMEL, Truckee, CA
Bronze: Catie Michel, Denver, CO

Lady Pink, New York, NY