Gunnar Thorsen (b. 1948) is a Norwegian ceramicist. He graduated from The Bergen School of Arts and Crafts (Bergens Kunsthåndverkskole) in 1977. He has exhibited in Norway and internationally and his works have been acquired by the Norwegian National Museum, the Norwegian Arts Council, the Norwegian National Museum of Decorative Arts and Design in Trondheim, Everson Art Museum (USA) among others.