NG SWEE KEAT is a native of Alor Star and a graduate of the Malaysian Institute of Art, where he majored in oil painting and Chinese ink painting. His works have been collected by the National Visual Arts Gallery of Malaysia, as well as the Sultan of Perlis and Nokia (M) Sdn. Bhd. 

The artist has been exhibiting since 1999 locally and  internationally. Group exhibitions participated by Ng include “Measuring Love” at Wei ling Gallery, “Recent Work” at HOM, “North Kedah Art Society Art Exhibition” and “Father & Son”. In terms of international level exposure, Ng participated in the “Cao Tang Men Eastern Art Society Contemporary Chinese Painting Exhibition” Province of Fu Zou, China in 2007 and last year’s “Affordable Art Fair”, Singapore. 

Ng’s achievements to date include being awarded the Best Student prize at his alma mater and in 2011 he emerged with the top prize at the UOB Painting of the Year competition and was also recipient of the bronze prize of the same competition in 2013.  In 2009 he became  the Grand Award Winner for the MRCB Art Award and in 2007 he received first prize for the National Teow Cew Society Chinese Painting competition. A winner of the 1999 Nokia Art Award Malaysia, Ng was one of the lucky ones to receive The One Academy of Art Competition Scholarship in 1997.  He was also recognised as Malaysia Emerging Artist Awardee in 2011. HOM Adopted Residency program or A-Res was the artist first debut in residency program.