Thuraya Al-Baqsami (born 1952) is a Kuwaiti artist, writer, and internationally acclaimed printmaker. She was born into a Kuwaiti family of Iranian descent. Her daughters are Fatima Al Qadiri and Monira Al Qadiri.
In 2002, the Kuwaiti Embassy in Berlin asked Thuraya Al-Baqsami to design the United Buddy Bear for her home country, Kuwait.