Originally from North East England Neil Miller came to New Zealand in his early teens. He attended Auckland University Elam School of Arts graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1987. He returned to Auckland University graduating with a Diploma in Arts Administration in 1996.

Miller defines himself as a painter who works in metals. At art school he enrolled for painting but he always felt drawn to the sculpture department.

He has avoided the engineering of massive works and most of his work has been at human scale or smaller. He has found metal a balanced, direct and relatively quick medium to work in. Much of his sculpture emulates the forms of nature - vine, leaf, shell, seed, pod, twig and shoot, while avoiding any floral excess. The shape of each being more important than the decoration.

Influenced by Gonzalez and David Smith his works often explore concepts of duality. Positive forms are matched with negative ones; curves with straight lines; weight with lightness; and movement with stasis.

Miller has been exhibiting his work in solo exhibitions since 1988 and has also been included in several group exhibitions in Auckland, Wellington and Waitakere City. His work is represented in several private collections throughout New Zealand and he has been commissioned to create works for public spaces such as the New Lynn Community Centre in Auckland.