Bang Hai Ja

Bang Hai Ja (Korean: 방혜자; RR: Bang Hye-ja; 5 July 1937 – 15 September 2022) was a South Korean-born abstract painter, stained-glass artist and calligrapher, who from 1961 was based in Paris. Light was a central theme in her work, representing joy, peace and love in her aim to unite East and West. In 2018, she was invited by the French authorities to create four windows for Chartres Cathedral.