The intersecting roles of art teacher and artist are the focus of a new exhibit, “Twofold: Artist-Teacher, Teacher-Artist,” at the Gallery at Industry City in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, where nine public school teachers have their artwork on display through Nov. 22. “The Dedalus Foundation, which operates the gallery, invited me to curate a show of art teachers who have a full career as an artist as well — not just work on the side,” said Cecile Chong, who teaches art to 6th-graders at IS 821/Sunset Park Prep. Chong, whose work is part of the exhibit, plans to take her class to the gallery, which is four blocks from her school. “I want my students to know that art is everywhere in New York City.” The other artists are Michael Kelly Williams of PS 386 in the Bronx; Dennis Redmoon Darkeem of South Bronx Early College Academy; Ellen Coleman Izzo of PS 503 in Brooklyn; Reg Lewis of Harry S. Truman HS in the Bronx; Jack Rivas of the Center for Family Life: IS 821/Sunset Park Prep, MS 136 and Sunset Park HS; Jeremy Nadel of Sunset Park HS; Jill Levine, retired, formerly of Brooklyn HS of the Arts; and Carolanna Parlato, retired, formerly of PS 295 in Brooklyn. In the exhibit catalog, the artists describe in their own words the interplay between their lives as artists and teachers. “I try to achieve a balance in working on art and sharing through teaching,” writes Williams. “Sharing my enthusiasm with my students and motivating them fuels my own creativity.” Chong also reflects on her two roles in the catalog. “I feel that in my work, as well as in my classroom, I seek to make connections to who we are as individuals, what we create, and how so much of what we go through reflects the universality of the human experience.”