National Art Honor Society News, a Publication of the NAEA, [1] "Michael Bell Receives Outstanding National Art Honor Society Sponsor Award", Volume 43 , No. 1, p.7, Spring 2013
Sobko, Katie. "Lyndhurst native a teacher by day, mob artist by night", The Record (Bergen County), July 19, 2017. Accessed August 13, 2019. "Bell, a Lyndhurst native now living in Maryland, is a nationally renowned teacher — he was named Maryland Art Education Teacher of the Year in 2002 and has a résumé filled with achievements, including a speaking engagement on innovation in arts education with former U.S. Secretary Arne Duncan in 2009."