ɐsˈɛnsɪˌoʊz hɐz tˈɔːt dɹˈɔːɪŋ ænd pˈeɪntɪŋ æt ðə skˈuːl ʌv vˈɪʒuːəl ˈɑːɹts æt ðə ɡɹˈædʒuːət ænd ˌʌndɚɡɹˈædʒuːət skˈuːlz ænd hɐz ɡˈɪvən tˈɔːks ˌɔn pˈeɪntɪŋ æt pˈɑːɹsənz ðə nˈuː skˈuːl fɔːɹ dɪzˈaɪn, mˈɛɹɪlˌænd skˈuːl ʌv ˈɑːɹt ænd vˈɛɹiəs ˈʌðɚɹ ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃənz θɹuːˈaʊt ðə kˈʌntɹi.
Ascencios has taught drawing and painting at the School of Visual Arts at the graduate and undergraduate schools and has given talks on painting at Parsons The New School for Design, Maryland School of Art and various other institutions throughout the country.