She was the winner of the 2007 NAACP Image Award for directing "The Whole Truth" episode of the ABC hit series Lost.
[1] Gaviola was also nominated for the 2013 WIN (Women's Image Network) Award for best directing of the "Georgia on My Mind" episode of the Shonda Rhimes series Private Practice.
Gaviola has directed over 140 TV episodes, including the shows Lucifer, Shadow and Bone,[2][3] Empire, Sons of Anarchy, The Blacklist, Hawaii Five-0, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Grimm, Criminal Minds and Chicago Fire.
Her latest project is Paper Girls, the new Amazon series based on the graphic novels by Brian K. Vaughan.
[9] Karen is also a member of the Producers Guild of America, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and Film Independent.