▁Fine ▁Arts ▁at ▁Sy rac use ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁but ▁transferred ▁soon ▁after ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁University , ▁where ▁she ▁earned ▁her ▁Master ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁As ▁an ▁under grad uate ▁and ▁gradu ate ▁at ▁NY U ▁( 1 9 5 5 – 6 9 ), ▁Ch ern ow ▁studied ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁several ▁artists . ▁Her ▁instruct ors ▁and ▁ment ors ▁included ▁Howard ▁Con ant , ▁Jules ▁Ol it ski , ▁Ir ving ▁Sand ler , ▁Lawrence ▁Allow ay ▁and ▁H ale ▁Wood ru ff , ▁all ▁of ▁whom ▁influenced ▁her ▁through ▁their ▁teach ings ▁and ▁art istic ▁view points . ▁Tow ard ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁her ▁academic ▁education ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁afterwards , ▁she ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁art ▁educ ator ▁Victor ▁D ’ Am ico , ▁and ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁studio ▁school ▁of ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Modern ▁Art ▁( 1 9 6 6 – 7 1 ). ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁After ▁comple ting ▁her ▁under grad uate ▁degree ▁at ▁NY U ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁Ch ern ow ▁married ▁her ▁first ▁husband , ▁Phil ▁Chen ok , ▁and ▁had ▁two ▁sons , ▁David ▁( b . ▁ 1 9 5 9 ) ▁and ▁Daniel ▁( b . ▁ 1 9 6 4 ). ▁The ▁couple ▁divor ced ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁when ▁Ch ern ow ▁was ▁en rolled ▁in ▁gradu ate ▁school . ▁While ▁studying ▁with ▁Howard ▁Con ant