Christina Picciano is a queer musician, activist, and community organizer from Ossining, New York. Her work explores the intersection of art and advocacy, using her music and organizational efforts to inspire and empower the LGBTQ+ community in Westchester and beyond. A self-taught multi-instrumentalist, she leads the band All My Friends, using music to explore themes of queerness and identity. A recipient of the Creatives Rebuild NY Artist Employment Grant she has spent the last two years with The LOFT LGBTQ+ Community Center in White Plains, implementing arts programming such as Queer Voices, a group that supports LGBTQ+ musicians of all ages, and LOFT Night Out, a monthly community nightlife event celebrating queer art and culture. In 2018, she established the Ossining LGBTQ+ Alliance, working with elected officials, non profit organizations and local businesses to amplify visibility and advocate for the queer community in Ossining. In 2021, Christina was a recipient of the New York State Senate SD 38 LGBTQ Hero award, which recognized her various contributions to LGBTQ+ causes here in Westchester, including her creation of the Ossining LGBTQ+ Alliance.” Currently, she is developing the Hudson Valley Queer Collective to support queer artists and inclusive arts events across the region.
