Neri's early works included paintings and mixed-media sculptures based on abstracted figurative or architectural forms. He has received sculpture commissions from the Office of the State Architect, State of California, for the Bateson Building, Sacramento, CA (1980-1982); US General Services Administration for the U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR (1987); Laumeier Sculpture Park, Sunset Hills, MO (1994); Iowa State University, Ames, IA, for the Gerdin Building (2003); St. Anne's Church, Seattle, WA (2003), and others. Neri's work is represented by Hackett Mill Gallery, San Francisco, CA; Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO; and Yares Art in Santa Fe, NM, Palm Springs, CA, and New York City, NY.