10. Tracey Emin CBE RA (b 1963)
The notorious outspoken Turner Prize nominee known for her confessional and autobiographical artworks in a variety of media including drawing, painting, sculpture, film, photography, neon text and sewn appliqué. Her 1998 piece “My Bed” turned the classical view of a woman’s boudoir on its head showing the marks of blood, sweat and tears.