Kiriaki Zakinthinos is an arts professional and writer whose driving purpose is a desire for a fairer, more inclusive, more democratic cultural landscape.

Currently CEO of Fairfield-based multi-arts organisation, CuriousWorks, Kiri has previously worked in diverse roles within local government and the small-medium non-profit sectors for organisations such as Utp, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Ensemble Offspring, Diversity Arts Australia, and anti-racism social change charity, All Together Now. As an independent producer, Kiri has presented concerts, cultural workshops, and a children’s music and storytelling shows in key venues across Sydney.

Kiri holds a Graduate Diploma in Creative and Cultural Industries Management from the University of Technology, Sydney, and a Bachelor of Music from the University of NSW. She is a current Australia Council for the Arts Peer and a member of the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee at Canterbury Bankstown Council.