Louie Gong (born August 8, 1974) is a Canadian American visual artist, activist, public speaker, educator, and entrepreneur.
Gong is the founder of the company Eighth Generation, through which he merges traditional Coast Salish art and icons from popular culture to make statements about identity.
[2] In 2011, Gong collaborated with Manitobah Mukluks to design the "LG Gatherer",[3] a limited edition boot that sold out of numerous production runs.
[4] In 2012, Gong partnered with the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) to explore issues of identity, community and mixed heritage through "Design Yourself: IAMNMAI" workshops, using his customizable art toy, Mockups.
[15] Gong was board president of the Mavin Foundation, a national non-profit organization that raises awareness about mixed race people and families, from 2007 to 2009.