Pratt Institute will honor James Gager, senior vice president and group creative director at M·A·C Cosmetics and Jo Malone Worldwide, for his outstanding commitment to package design, at the annual Art of Packaging Award Gala on May 19, 2015 at The University Club of New York. John Demsey, group president of The Estée Lauder Companies, will introduce Gager. The event, which benefits the Marc Rosen Scholarship and Education Fund for Packaging by Design, will begin with a 6:30pm cocktail reception followed by an 8pm dinner.

As creative director and senior vice president for M·A·C Cosmetics since 1999, Gager has been instrumental in growing M·A·C into the No. 1 makeup artist brand in the world. He has conceptualized all creative activity, infusing the influences of fashion, pop culture, music, and art into the more than 50 collections the brand launches annually. In 2010, Jo Malone Worldwide was added to Gager’s creative direction. Gager received a bachelor’s degree of industrial design and a master’s of science degree in packaging design from Pratt Institute—so he has come full circle.
Tickets to the gala are available for purchase by calling (212) 925-2507.