With a grant she furthered her studies in Rome, earning a degree in psychopathology at the University of Milan.
Conde was a member of the faculty at UNAM, a columnist for La Jornada, and a researcher at the Sistema Nacional de Investigadores.
Conde published numerous works, including biographies on Julio Ruelas, Frida Kahlo, José Clemente Orozco, Francisco Toledo, and Juan Soriano.
She also co-authored books on Latin American Art of the 20th century.
In 2008, Conde was awarded the Gold Medal of Fine Arts by the National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature in recognition of her work in the fields of criticism, research, literature and teaching.