VITRUVIUM was founded by Jodi Leib Coden to help artists with food and shelter insecurity. Jodi is a painter, photographer, filmmaker, performing artist, writer, and registered drama therapist. She was the host and executive producer of Talk It Out with Jodi Leib, which focused on in-depth interviews with musicians, artists, and activists about their creativity and social justice work. Talk It Out Sessions included interviews with the Black Eyed Peas, Moby, Indigo Girls, Henry Rollins, and more. Recently, she wrote, produced, and directed Monday's Child, a narrative short film about women's reproductive rights and the dangers of unsafe and illegal abortion in the United States. Jodi lives in the Detroit area and is pursuing a doctorate in clinical psychology. She works as a drama therapist in private practice and is conducting research on how a person's views on sexuality influence the development and expression of their personality. She and her husband, Jon, enjoy a creative lifestyle that supports foundational principles of meaning through art and self-expression.

VITRUVIUM was named as a gender-neutral form of Vitruvius, the Roman architect who inspired Leonardo da Vinci to create the drawing known in English as The Vitruvian Man. The image represents a person in harmony and balance with nature.

The below is a derivative adaptation highlighting the emanant soul of this creative artist.