▁works ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁In ▁most ▁of ▁her ▁works , ▁however , ▁Ch ern ow ▁avoid s ▁specific ity , ▁choosing ▁instead ▁to ▁port ray ▁universal ▁situations ▁through ▁figures ▁who ▁are ▁inspired ▁by ▁film ▁but ▁re inter pre ted ▁to ▁trans c end ▁s tere ot ypes . ▁Ch ern ow ▁has ▁worked ▁extens ively ▁in ▁the ▁medium s ▁of ▁l ith ography , ▁sil ks creen , ▁et ch ing , ▁and ▁colored ▁p enc il . ▁She ▁currently ▁res ides ▁in ▁West port , ▁Connecticut , ▁and ▁serves ▁her ▁community ▁through ▁the ▁arts . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Born ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁to ▁M oll ie ▁Cit rin ▁and ▁Edward ▁Le vy , ▁Ch ern ow ▁was ▁the ▁oldest ▁of ▁three ▁girls . ▁Her ▁mother ▁was ▁an ▁amateur ▁singer ▁and ▁her ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁performing ▁viol in ist , ▁so ▁she ▁and ▁her ▁sister s ▁received ▁music ▁and ▁art ▁less ons ▁as ▁children ; ▁Ann ▁began ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁five . ▁Her ▁first ▁formal ▁art ▁education ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁Memorial ▁Art ▁Gallery ▁in ▁Ro chester ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁where ▁she ▁attended ▁art ▁classes ▁in ▁the ▁museum ▁gall eries . ▁After ▁her ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Fl ushing ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁she ▁studied ▁under ▁a ▁local ▁Italian ▁painter , ▁Giuseppe ▁Tro tta . ▁Years ▁after ▁taking ▁less ons ▁with ▁Tro tta , ▁Ch ern ow ▁eventually ▁ ▁entered ▁the ▁School ▁of