Goez and Joe L. Gonzalez, is a Mexican American restorer, designer, painter, muralist, sculptor, ceramist, appraiser, importer, and arts administrator.

Born in 1939, in Aguascalientes, Mexico, Jose Luis arrived in Los Angeles, California with his mother in 1947.

At the age of 9, he was enrolled in Assumption Catholic School; graduated, then entered Don Bosco Technical Institute in Rosemead.

[1] The program was administered by The East Los Angeles Community Union (TELACU), a social service non-profit.

[1] Gonzalez was also paid at least $458,000 by TELACU for contracts awarded to his art companies at the same time he was serving as vice chair of its board of directors, which was cited as a possible conflict of interest by the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General.