Since 1965 his studio was in Benicia, California; in 1981 he purchased a studio in Carrara, Italy, for working in marble. Over four decades, beginning in the early 1970s, Neri worked primarily with the same model, Mary Julia Klimenko, creating drawings and sculptures that merge contemporary concerns with Modernist sculptural forms.
Since 1965 his studio was located in Benicia, California; in 1981 he bought a studio in Carrara, Italy, for sculpting marble. Over four decades, beginning in the early 1970s, Neri mainly collaborated with Mary Julia Klimenko to create artworks that combined contemporary ideas with Modernist sculpture.