11: Idris Khan: The internationally renowned contemporary artist on the music, colours, and abstract qualities of language that informs his work

10: Jim Dine one of the most important artists working today, a prolific and unparalleled printmaker, whose iconic images are internationally renowned.

9: Ian Davenport: One of Britain’s foremost contemporary artists whose practice delves into the realms of colour, process and materiality.

8: Clare Woods: One of the most important British artists working today on her evolving practice and the tension that runs through works bursting with colour

7: Yinka Shonibare: A globally celebrated artist on race, class, and constructions of cultural identity

6: Joe Tilson: One of Britain's most important artists, a founding figure of British Pop Art and ground-breaking printmaker

5: Michael Craig-Martin: One of the best-known artists of his generation, on his iconic work, instantly recognisable the world over

4: Cornelia Parker: One of Britain's best loved and most acclaimed contemporary artists on printmaking

3: Christiane Baumgartner: A ground-breaking artist who has achieved international critical acclaim for her printmaking

2: Paula Rego: One of the greatest figurative artists of her generation, who places women at the centre of her work

1: Richard Hamilton: One of Britain's greatest artists, the founding father of Pop Art