She has exhibited works nationally and internationally including The Main Street Gallery, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, The Center for Fine Art Photography, The Chautauqua Center for the Arts, The Hampton Gallery, Circulo de Bellas Artes (The Circle of Fine Arts) Madrid, Spain, Atelier Gallery 030202, Bucharest, Romania and most recently at the Borges Cultural Center in Buenos, Aires, Argentina. Gonsalez-Smith is the recipient of numerous grants and awards. She received her BFA at the University of New Mexico and her MFA from the University of Kentucky.