莊嘉強
出生、畢業、工作均在檳城，喬治市老城是他創作的靈感核心。
畢業於馬來西亞理科大學建築系後，曾從事平面設計工作，現為全職畫家。他於2009年加入全球「城市速寫」（Urban Sketchers）組織，並在2010年與友人共同發起「速寫檳城」（Urban Sketchers Penang）。此後，他活躍於世界各地的速寫工作坊，分享其獨特的線條美學與實務教學。
個人素描作品集包括《素描老檳城》與《路線》。更多藝術創作，歡迎瀏覽個人網站：www.kiahkiean.com
表達對家鄉的關愛有許多的方法，我用我的素描為我熟悉的鄉土環境做紀錄。
莊嘉強
Ch’ng Kiah Kiean
Born, educated, and based in Penang, the historic city of George Town serves as the soulful core of his artistic inspiration.
A graduate in Architecture from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Ch’ng previously worked as a graphic designer before dedicating himself fully to his practice as a professional artist. In 2009, he joined the global Urban Sketchers community and co-founded Urban Sketchers Penang in 2010. Since then, he has been actively involved in international sketching workshops, sharing his unique line aesthetics and pedagogical approach worldwide.
His published sketch collections include Sketches of Pulo Pinang (2009) and Line-line Journey (2011). Explore more of his work at www.kiahkiean.com.
I love my hometown, I recorded her changing faces through my sketches.
Ch’ng Kiah Kiean