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.
For nearly forty years, starting in the 1970s, artist Neri's studio was situated in Benicia, California. In 1981, he purchased a studio in Carrara, Italy, where he primarily worked with model Mary Julia Klimenko to create sculptures that merged modern concerns with classic Modernist aesthetics.