Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Neville immigrated to Canada in1974. An Honours graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design he participated in OCAD's off-campus program in Florence, Italy (1983-84).
Neville has shown his work in numerous solo and group exhibitions. This includes a solo exhibition organized jointly by the Art Gallery of Peel, Brampton, Ontario and the Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, Ontario, "Towards a Meaningful Expression"; a solo exhibition organized by the Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, Ontario, and the Frederick Horsman Varley Art Gallery of Markham, Ontario, "Threshold"; group exhibition at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Art Gallery of Mississauga, A-Space Gallery, Toronto, the Triangle Gallery, Calgary and the Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax among others.
He has also participated in international group exhibitions in Japan, Mexico, Seoul Korea and the USA.
Neville is listed in Who's Who in Black Canada, Canadian Who's Who and a Dictionary of Canadian Artists. He has received numerous awards for his work, including twice the A.J. Casson Medal and Honour Award, twice the Charles Comfort Medal, the Roman Corporation Award and twice the David B. Milne Award among others.
He has received the 2004 African Canadian Achievement Award from ACADU and in 2006 the Curatorial Writing Award for first Publication, Tribute: The Art of African Canadian from the Ontario Association of Art Galleries.
He has received grants from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation and the Ontario Arts Council. Neville served on the board of directors of the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour and as President (2001-2003). He serves on the Professional Advisory Committee at Durham College and at Centennial College.
His work can be found in numerous public and private collections including the Art Gallery of Peel, the City of Toronto Archives, the University of Guelph Art Collection, the Thames Art Gallery, the Frederick Horsman Varley Art Gallery, the Arts and Letters Club, the Glenbow Museum and HRH the Prince of Wales.