Xico Gonzalez is an artist, poet, and political and cultural activista based in Sacramento, California. Throughout his undergraduate academic career, Gonzalez actively participated in MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan). He established and was the first President of MEChA de Penn State (1996-1997) and the Co-Chair of MEChA de CSU, Sacramento (1999-2000).

While at CSUS, Gonzalez encountered the veteranos of the Royal Chicano Air Force (RCAF) also known as the Rebel Chicano Art Front and became a member in early 2000. The RCAF is a coalition of Chicano artists established in 1969 at CSU, Sacramento.

Gonzalez graduated from CSU, Sacramento with a BA in Spanish and a minor in Art in May of 2002 and a Masters of Arts in Spanish in May 2004.

In 2003, Gonzalez was presented with the Dolores Huerta Activist Award by the famous Chicana activist and co-founder (along with Cesar Chavez) of the United Farm Workers Union.

In 2004, Gonzalez founded the Brown Syndicate, a Raza arts organization devoted to promoting Raza arts: fine art, literature, theater, photography, music and dance.

Gonzalez founded Revoltoso Books in 2000 and has self-published four poetry chapbooks: Izkalli Yolotl: El renacimiento del corazon (2000); Masmuertos (2001); The Indegena Poems (2003); and Poesia revoltosa (2004).

Gonzalez has also published his works in various literary journals including Chilam Balam, Poets Against The War, Poetry Now!, Voces del nuevo sol Anthology, POEMS-FOR-ALL Series, Puente, and most recently in Rio Grande Review Online published by University of Texas, El Paso.

Gonzalez graduated with a Masters of Fine Arts in Art Studio from the University of California, Davis in June of 2007. Gonzalez currently teaches Chicana/o Studies at the University of California, Davis.